happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
triangle; triangular shape
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
since one was born; (in) all one's life
looks; personal appearance; features
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
suited figure; person in a suit
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
price; cost; value; worth; value
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
to grill again; to rehash
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
steel made from iron sand or black sand (used in sword blades)
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
a little bit; a little while
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
weight stone (placed on pickles)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet