practice sword; fake sword
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
losing one's means of livelihood
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
point in question (at issue)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
period of youth; while young
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
to mix; to blend; to combine
jack of all trades, master of none
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
chestnut (horse coat color)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
to untangle; to untwine; to get back together (with a former partner)
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
cold tofu (served with condiments)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
cut end; section; opening; slit