real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
pulling inside ankle sweep
notch; indentation; crena; incisure; foramen
evidence of course completion (e.g. diploma)
rogue nation; rogue state
long-tailed cock; long-tailed fowl (variety of chicken)
spirited advance; energetically going forward
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
heterochromia iridis; eyes differing in colour (color)
string made from twisted paper
paying in monthly installments (instalments); monthly payments
scheming; malicious; wicked; blackhearted
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
semi-precious stone; ornate stone; embellished stone
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
stone harvesting knife; stone knife
Taisai; one of the eight gods of the koyomi; (arch.) Jupiter (planet)
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
chilled sweets; ices; ice cream
adhesive; agglutinant; pressure sensitive adhesive
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
since some time or another; since who-knows-when