purchasing plan; acquisition plan
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
being suited to a role; being the right person for the job; suitable role; suitable position; fitting part
Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
Yamato Takeru; 12th Emperor of Japan, who dressed as a maidservant in a successful plot to kill the leaders of the Kumaso tribe in Kumamoto
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to have an eye on; to zero in on
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth