one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
some time ago; the other day
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
madness; craziness; insanity
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
to draw off; to run out; to flush out
(with) a flash of a drawn sword; brandishing a sword
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
famous sword; excellent sword
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
Blood Pond; pool of blood; pond of blood (in hell)
to leap back; to jump back
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner