tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
sword play; samurai drama
great swordsman; master fencer
to experience hardship; to suffer a bad experience; to be put in a tough spot
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
indescribable; having no way to express
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
someone; a certain person
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
jack of all trades, master of none
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
dubbing; mixing; re-recording; copying (recorded material, esp. from one audio cassette to another); dubbing
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
increase in speed; acceleration
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
several sheets (flat objects)