sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
inspection; examination; checking
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
recommendation; endorsement
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
outside of; not covered by
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
fucking; screwing; having sex
some book; book about that subject; books
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place