near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
beautiful woman; pretty girl
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
chapter one; first chapter
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
history; pedigree; lineage
(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)
heir; inheritor; successor
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
seeker after truth; one who seeks the way
such ... as; or some such
feeling; sense; impression
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
straight-laced person; stubborn person
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
rather; better; instead; if anything
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very