800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
sword strike; sword slash
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
two (long cylindrical things)
squall; skoal; skol; cheers
to wash away; to rinse off
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
battlefield; battleground
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
several sheets (flat objects)
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers