edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
hair on the back of one's head
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
two grains; two drops; two bead
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
else; in addition; besides
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
job; work; duties; trade; skill
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)