reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
fibrous; filamentous; fibrillary; fibriform
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
intelligence; intellect; brains
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
coarse (texture or grain)
suguha; straight temper line (on a sword)
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
whiskers; sideburns; sideboards
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
cold bath; taking a cold bath
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
pot; (volcanic) crater; buttocks; gay man; queer; faggot
to look young; to seem young
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
drop (e.g. of water); drip
vitality; energy; dynamism
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
fricative; fricative consonant
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness