be (that) as it may; having said that
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
gait; one's manner of walking; leg technique; technique involving tripping the opponent
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
estate sale; estate liquidation
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to name; to call; to christen; to term
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
delusion; trick of the imagination
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
login bonus; login reward
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
newly compiled; newly edited
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
solving a problem swiftly and skillfully
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby
capriccio; mania; wild excitement; frenzy
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
tenement house; row house
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to live; to make a living; to get on with
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
being based on; following (a rule, guidelines, etc.); conforming to (standards, regulations, etc.); complying with
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi