calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
absolute amount; absolute quantity
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
something wrapped in a furoshiki
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
outside the country; abroad
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
giving; provision; furnishing
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
to temper a sword; to forge a sword
steel made from iron sand or black sand (used in sword blades)
iron sand; magnetite sand
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
charcoal; charred remains
wintertime; winter season
representative; exemplary; model
composition; constitution
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
in a day; in a brief space of time
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
another time; some other time
to arrive home; to return