natto (fermented soybeans)
funazushi; old-style fermented crucian carp sushi
intelligence gathering; information gathering
manipulation of information; spin
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
essence; true nature; substance; reality
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to dye; to colour; to color
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
within the year; before the year is out
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
fully armed; armed to the teeth