sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
troops; group members; team members
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
quick work; (clever) feat
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
long slits (esp. of eyes)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
conference room; council room
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to get thin; to taper off
old body; aged person; elderly person
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
secret information; intelligence
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape