class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
loveable; very likeable; like very much
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
choices; alternatives; options
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
personal appearance; character; personality
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to escape from; to get out
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together