(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
absence; disregard; indifference
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
famous sword; excellent sword
uneasiness; uncertainty; anxiety; apprehension; restlessness; insecurity
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
unsigned; without a signature
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
to finish printing; to print off
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to state; to express; to mention
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
nonchalant air; unruffled air
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
no!; no no!; no, not at all