iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
meat tenderizer; meat mallet
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
design; idea; conception; plan
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
tone quality; sound quality
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to win the prize; to win the ring
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
taste; flavor; taste; liking
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
heir; inheritor; successor
long-established; old-established; traditional
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
gifted education; special education for gifted children
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
revenge; having a second go (at something)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while