capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
presence (impressive quality)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
living thing; living creature; animal; life
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
face; looks; vestiges; trace
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
famous sword; excellent sword
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
half the body; half length
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
feelings; thoughts; meaning
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego