to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
all sorts of; all kinds of
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
third stage; three stages
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to have an eye on; to zero in on
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
using as an intermediary; through
direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
three; three years of age
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
chorus; singing in a chorus
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial