user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
ordinary person; untitled individual
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
another thing; exception; special case
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
and; thereupon; because of that
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
heaps of corpses all around
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source