(not) even once; (not) ever
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to be erected; to be built
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
apartment building; housing complex
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
special; particular; peculiar; unique
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
magic sword; cursed sword
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
dragon god; dragon king; naga
true character; real nature
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)