ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
to be needed; to be wanted
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
reinforcement; strengthening
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
practicality; utility; usefulness
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to hand over; to surrender
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
hair on the back of one's head
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
treating someone like a child
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out