hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
great success; huge success
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
repeater; repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
being a good listener; good listener
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
entertainment; amusement; fun
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
another thing; exception; special case
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)