Saitama (city, prefecture)
street fighting; urban warfare
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
recently; lately; these days
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to creep about; to crawl around
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
height (of body); stature
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
packing; crating; packaging
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to get between; to be caught in