to maintain; to continue to have
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
sharply (glare, stare, etc.); piercingly; stinging; clashing (of swords, etc.)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
one's own style; self-taught manner
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
four (long cylindrical things)
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
operation (of machine); operating; running; working