drama; play; powerful drug
existence; possession; having; limited company
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
fencing; art of wielding swords
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to recall; to remember; to recollect
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
hereabouts; around there; that area
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
should; must; -able; probably; likely
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
one's own work; making by oneself
something like ...; something called ...
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market