point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
dozens; scores of; decades
throwaway; disposable; single-use
here and there; in places
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
servant; manservant; menial
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
hating; strongly disliking
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
irrational (line of) argument