a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
variety of court dance (Nara period)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
two times; twice; two degrees
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
seat at a table; place at a table
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to sway; to waver
one thin flat object; one sheet
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
rest; break; recess; intermission
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe