a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
styptic; stopping of bleeding
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
absorbent cotton; cotton wool
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
lawn marshpennywort (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
make good use of; make the most of
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
interruption; interference; butting in
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
storming (e.g. an enemy's castle); attack; raid
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
gambling den; gambling house
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
kickoff party; rally; pep party