silverware; silver tableware
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
everyday life; daily life
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
technique; art; skill; move
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
as before; as ever; as it was originally
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
commandant; commanding officer; general
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
old army general; veteran army general
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
very unskillful; extremely awkward
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
leading person; foremost figure
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
icing; frosting; icing (on an aircraft, ship, etc.); icing (hockey infraction); cryotherapy
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
strongish; somewhat strong
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
(a) Buddha; deceased person
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Buddhist (household) altar
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)