surname; family name; last name
(telephone) area code (non-local)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
viaduct; overhead bridge; overpass; land bridge (biogeography)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
changing clothes; change of clothes
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
dark chocolate (with high cocoa content)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
high-school baseball player
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
make; workmanship; preparation
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
breaking off; snapping off
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature