any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
rare; uncommon; not often seen
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
due form; official; formality
order; command; life; destiny; fate
kannabi; mountain or forest where a deity is enshrined
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to form a pair; to pair up
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant