splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
be (that) as it may; having said that
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
scenery; scene; landscape
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
administrator of a manor; village headman (Edo period)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
under-reporting (e.g. income on a tax return)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
rice tax (ritsuryo system); rice levy; tax on rice fields; annual tribute; annual tax
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
one's person; around one's person
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post