drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
cake served with tea; teacake
it's been a long time; long time no see
formal; official; ceremonious
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
our country; our land; one's own country
study; research; investigation
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
carving; engraving; chiselled features
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)