discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
such; this sort of; like this
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
Japanese sand lance (Ammodytes personatus); Pacific sandeel
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to say; to be called; to do
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
great swordsman; master fencer
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
Japanese person; Japanese people
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty