cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
now that; since; so long as; because
both; both sides; both parties
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
on the way home from school
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
sword fight (in a film, play, etc.); stage combat; fight scene
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
practice; practising; training; study
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
practice sword used in iaido
genuine article; real thing; real deal
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
slight reduction; small decrease
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
Japanese film; Japanese painting
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man