ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
(enjoying) tumultuous popularity
individual combined (gymnastics)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
broadband; brokers' broker
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
to annoy; to cause trouble
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
finish; end; completion; result
eating; bite (in fishing)
unless one ...; if one does not ...
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent