lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
cannot be compared with; no match for
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
silence (not speaking); muteness
to go ahead; to pull ahead
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
sword skills; swordsmanship
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
many; numerous; various; large number of
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish