nice; good; well-executed
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
trifling; trivial; slight
to mix; to stir; to blend
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
winning in a flash; instant defeat
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
radical (of a kanji character)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
Edo-style sushi (usu. nigirizushi)
(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length