one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be flexible; to be accommodating
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
such; this sort of; like this
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be silent; to say nothing
military personnel; soldier
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
arm; skill; efforts; ability
memory; sense; experience
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
national crisis; national disaster
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to be conspicuous; to stand out