real thing; original; actual
martial arts area (within a school, gym, etc.)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
it's been a long time; long time no see
(not) even once; (not) ever
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
after a long time; for the first time in a while
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
two times; twice; two degrees
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
and; thereupon; because of that
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve