one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
head of a household; business owner; proudly independent person; feudal lord; daimyo
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
our country; our land; one's own country
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
as expected; as predicted
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
shock troop commander; spearhead of a shock unit
sword skills; swordsmanship
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
good (place to leave off); convenient
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel