celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
modesty; humility; being humble
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
meaning; called; named; that says; that
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
separate; respective; different
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
extremely dangerous; full of peril