How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
does not; can not; will not
to lean against; to set against
long ago; a long time ago; already
pawn; pawned article; pledge; security; guarantee
bamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.); bamboo imitation sword; dull sword
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
shagreen (from a shark or stingray); sharkskin; shark leather
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
somehow; for some reason or other
how far; to what extent; up to what point
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
withered silver grass; withered Japanese pampas grass; dead susuki grass
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
chill; the shivers; shivering fit