serious look (on one's face); straight face
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to get along well with; to make a go of it
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
feeling keenly; fully realizing
preparation; arrangements
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
beyond this point; from now on; after this
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
guardian; protector; patron; parent
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
without; unless; have to do
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch