profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
(a person's) appearance; looks
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
ripeness; mellowness; maturity
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
(another's) daughter; young lady
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
looking aside; looking away (e.g. while driving); looking the other way