to entrust; to leave to a person
neighboring village; neighbouring village
business trip; official trip
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
such; this sort of; like this
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
alone; by oneself; on one's own
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
that kind; competition; match
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
scrap lumber; piece of wood
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
valuable article; valuables
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop