to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to have a desire to urinate
scrotum; testicles; scrotal; (arch.) pinecone; (arch.) pine cone
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
fields (of rice and other crops)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
famous sword; excellent sword
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
narrow; thin (sized); slender
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
craftsman; skilled artisan
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
geta with high supports; tall clogs
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic; understood only by oneself
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
towering (as mountains do); of outstanding greatness (as a person)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)