entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
established fact; fait accompli
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
back street; back alley; slums
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
mental; spiritual; emotional
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
engagement; business; affair; use; need
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
feminine; womanly; female
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery