unfortunately; sorry, but ...
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
red-lacquered sword sheath
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
souvenir store; gift shop
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
worthless thing; trivial thing
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach