height; acme; extremity; end; limit
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
for this very reason; that is exactly why
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
this (very thing); this precisely
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
way of the sword; swordsmanship
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
multiplier; multiplier factor
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity