favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
physical condition; state of health
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
samurai; warrior; military family
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if you think about it; come to think of it
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
journey; route of a journey
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived