blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
killing and wounding; bloodshed
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
how long; how much; to what extent
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
by sheer strength; by brute force
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
in that manner; like that
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
together; at the same time; same; identical
threat; intimidation; menace
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
recovery; undoing; recall
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)