three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
either way; in any case; one way or another
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
absolute amount; absolute quantity
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
something wrapped in a furoshiki
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
outside the country; abroad
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
cannot be helped; unavoidable
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
giving; provision; furnishing
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
to temper a sword; to forge a sword
traditional Japanese steel made from iron sand (esp. for use in swords)
iron sand; magnetite sand
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
charcoal; charred remains
wintertime; winter season
representative; exemplary; model
composition; constitution; composition (of a molecule, compound, etc.); constituent ratio; relative proportion of elements
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows; traditional Japanese clay furnace for smelting iron (operated with large foot bellows); Tatara furnace
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
in a day; in a brief space of time