to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
wounded person; injured person
custom; habit; customary practice
wicked tongue; abusive language
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to be exhausted; to be worn out
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
tone (of voice); manner of talking
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
great cause; moral law; justice
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
genuine article; real thing; real deal
boasting; bragging; talking big
to sink (into); to get depressed
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml