to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to think of; to come up with
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
large amount of money; great cost
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
practicality; utility; usefulness
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
directly opposite; right in front
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family