official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
merits; distinguished services
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to add (to); to add on; to append
to increase; to add to; to augment
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
series of battles; successive battles
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
possessed of a strong sense of duty
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
to be injured; to sustain a wound
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
my spouse; my wife; my husband
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō