sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
what more can one say?; utterly at a loss for words (because of disbelief or disgust)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
at the last moment; this late in the game
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering