dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
enemy territory; hostile place
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
labor; labour; manpower; working force
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
short and stout; small but wide around
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
clipping (audio); crackling (noise); breaking
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to be badly made; to fail
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
sword; blade; single stroke
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
eating in one bite; sexual intercourse
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
very careful; thoroughly prepared
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)