body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
underground lake; subterranean lake
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
second generation; second; junior
power of the state; government authority
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
highly directional microphone
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
bygones; the past; past event
confused; flustered; at a loss
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
re-entry; reentry; readmittance
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
almost every day; almost daily
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance