after a long time; for the first time in a while
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
stallkeeper (at a festival, fair, etc.); street vendor; street performer; fellow; guy; chap
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
master; teacher; stable master
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
secret technique; secret art
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
tool; implement; means; furniture