to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
way of the sword; swordsmanship
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
for the first time in one's life
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
body and soul; mind and body
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
morning; forenoon; just before noon
escape; skipping (a class); cutting class; escape (key); escapement (clock mechanism)
to have a meal; to take a meal
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts