to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
seeing one off; farewell; escort
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to thrust before; to thrust at
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
end; close; finish; termination
pitch dark; total darkness
society; the world; the times
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
otherwise; or else; if not
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
Tsukahara Bokuden (1489-1571)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition