blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to die (in action, in one's youth)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to fall flat; to fall face down
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
this world; this life; world of the living
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
support; backing; aid; assistance
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive