to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
forming; shaping; casting; molding; adult form
manufacturing; craftsmanship; build; molding a sword blade
steel; sword steel; sword
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
one edge; one end; one side
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
while; during; while; although; all; both
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
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 put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
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
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to count on one's fingers
smoothly; easily; readily
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
technical term; terminology; jargon
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
process; course; mechanism