strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
-less; lacking; non-existing
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
attendant; valet; servant; follower
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to cut; to slit; to slash