look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
kitchen; financial situation
gossip; corner of the mouth
close quarters combat; CQC
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to spit out; to eject; to dump
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
muteness; speech impairment; mute; deaf-mute
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
and then; and so; and; so then
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused