long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
inlay; inlaying; damascening
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to despise; to belittle; to look down on
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
military officer; naval officer
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to continue to do; to persist in doing
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
mental illness; emotional disorder
to awake from one's sleep
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
perfectly round; perfectly circular
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
to be frank; to drop all pretense
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
way out; means to escape; escape route
light; easy; non-serious; minor
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away