resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
funny story; funny anecdote
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
message; report; handing over (to a successor); transfer
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to encamp; to take up positions
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
living room (Western style); sitting room
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
talk; recital; narration; topic
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean