yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to hand over; to surrender
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
rear carrier of a palanquin
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
two (long cylindrical things)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
these guys; these fellows
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
pillar of fire; blazing column
almost; roughly; approximately
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb