high-quality goods; choice goods
steel; sword steel; sword
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
magic sword; cursed sword
cheap article; poor-quality article
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to lean against; to set against
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to watch steadily; to stare
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
brand-new article; new item
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double