local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
prickling; stinging; tingling
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
master craftsman; skillful worker
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
inner thigh; inside of the thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; having one's toes turned inward; uchi-mata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
pride; dignity; self-respect
still better; even better
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
flour; meal; powder; heroin
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
to be entwined; to be involved
to put one's strength into
with a momentary flash of light
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
height (of a person); stature
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to blaze; to burn brightly
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
famous sword; excellent sword
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
as hoped for; as expected
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
about when; about what time; how soon