maker; builder; creator; farmer
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
steel; sword steel; sword
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
overlap; duplication; doubling
leaking out; leakage; leak
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
lock screen (on a computer, smartphone, etc.)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
to leave undyed; to dye partly (leaving some base colour); to heavily and completely dye; to dye fast
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
five (long cylindrical things)
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
soggy; soaking; drenched; incessantly (complaining)
fall; drop; descent; coming down