as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
Japan's best; number one in Japan
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to change (one's clothes)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
changing clothes; change of clothes
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to bury; to embed; to implant
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to project; to stick out; to stand out
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; woman; -ass
triangle; triangular shape
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate