to be too late; to be too slow
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
just because; even if; even though
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
still; even now; to this day
first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
evident; plain; distinct; clear
bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
either way; in any case; one way or another
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity