talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
will not do; do not; does not
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
observation; survey; watching
the more one looks (at it) the more...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
way of the sword; swordsmanship
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice