mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
very likely; very probable
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
coloured paper; colored paper
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
temporary absence from school
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
tips of one's hair; hair ends
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
operator; manager; administrator
fort; stronghold; fortification
life and death; life or death
penalty; sentence; punishment
being a match for thousands; being a mighty warrior (combatant)
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
so slight as to be all but non-existent
sooner or later; in time; eventually
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
morning; forenoon; just before noon
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)