bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
it is not (like that) either
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
is something that; is that which
skill; dexterity; master hand
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
relation; relative; kind; cordial
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
sultry weather; slightly overcast, windless, hot and muggy weather
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly