swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
knife attached to the sheath of a sword
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
pulling; stretching; tension
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
the place for; the time for; the level of
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
scalloped (noodles); boiled noodles served in a pot with broth
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
rather; better; instead; if anything
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
comeback (e.g. in business); reinstatement; second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
early on; earlier on; from early
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee