earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
way of the sword; swordsmanship
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
well-known; noted; celebrated
feeling; sense; impression
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
very; much; greatly; a lot of
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
great commander; famous commander
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
clear; distinct; evident; definite
representative; exemplary; model
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to watch steadily; to stare
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to feel; to sense; to experience
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
shingle roof; house with a shingle roof
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
covered with; stained; smeared
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling