horse tack; horse gear; harness
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to put on airs; to assume importance
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
genius; prodigy; natural gift
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
having said that; on the other hand
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
item; article; dish; course; finest item
how long; how far; how much
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
very young; little; childish; immature
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious