blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
difference; variation; difference
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
completely burning; burning down
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
Ittō-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded during the early Edo period, from which many later schools branched
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
favorite sword; cherished sword
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
with a single blow; with one stroke
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to jump from one thing to another
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
murder; homicide; manslaughter
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
half the body; half length
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service