barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
chink in the armor (armour)
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
to dance; to perform a dance
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
work; business; company; study
apologies; excuse me; I'm sorry
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
in that way; like that; that way
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
distrust; unjust suspicion
unexpectedly; surprisingly
famous sword; excellent sword
member of shogun's council of elders
offering a full report to a superior
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
hard to get; hard to come by
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to
un-; non-; negative prefix