izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
serious; not joking; straight
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to push (something) against
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to get one's head around; to think about
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude