a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
technique; art; skill; move
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
carrying out one's original intention
correction; rectification; mending; repair
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
street; quarter; district; area
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
suffix for familiar person
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
impossible; unlikely; improbable
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to turn towards; to point
sincere; honest; faithful