brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
one's physical safety; personal security
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
safety zone; traffic island
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
each and all; every single one; everybody
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to be born; to come into the world
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
succession; continuation; series; sequence
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance