scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
tempering iron; forging steel; wrought iron
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
ruler's orders; master's orders
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
morality; moral principles
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
one by one; in detail; minutely
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
immediate follower (of the shogun)
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
to remember; to keep in mind
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
direct control; direct supervision
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
right (to do something); authority; power
generation; lifetime; age
right of succession; right to the throne
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome