famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
evening; night; nighttime
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
telephone call; telephone (device)
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said