bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
arm; skill; efforts; ability
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
until now; so far; up to the present
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
correction; rectification; mending; repair
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to hand over; to surrender
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up