surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
there is nothing; having nothing
ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
nonchalantly; without a care
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
physical strength; muscle strength
dozens; scores of; decades
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
practice; practising; training; study
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook