attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
the same; the said; likewise
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
professional job; profession
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
almost; roughly; approximately
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness