serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to discuss; to talk together
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
wherein; therein; thereinto
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
nonchalantly; without a care
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
dealing with; coping with
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
professor; teaching; instruction
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
business discussion; negotiation
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
student accommodation; student dormitory
gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
destination (one is heading towards); goal