to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
famous sword; excellent sword
even though; despite; when
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
only; merely; but; no more than
nothing but; except; no more than
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
showcase; display case; vitrine
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
strongest ever; most powerful in history
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
chapter one; first chapter