calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
with a crack; with a smash
to smash down; to beat in
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
due form; official; formality
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
tension; mental strain; nervousness