scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to make a mistake; to blunder
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
product; produce; result; fruit
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
great cause; moral law; justice
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
murder; killing; murderer
innocent; blameless; guiltless
people; citizens; subjects; folk
pride; dignity; self-respect
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
breakdown of negotiations
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
function; facility; faculty; feature
bloodsucking; sucking blood
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...