blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
green tea with roasted brown rice
cake or snack served with tea
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
(not saying anything) no matter what
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
simply put; putting it simply; in short
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
recently; lately; these days
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
dealing with; coping with
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
convenient; handy; useful
spy; secret agent; spying
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently