dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to give in (after initially resisting); to yield; to concede; (lit.) to break (one's) horn
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
three sides; small offering stand
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
large build; large pattern
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
threat; intimidation; menace
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile