famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
excursion; field trip; school trip
to push aside; to brush aside
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
oral translation; reading and translating
one's mood while traveling (travelling)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
evening; early night hours
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
body; group; party; company; troupe
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up