obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
calm; composed; cool; quiet
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to mind; to care; to worry
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
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)
temper pattern of a sword blade
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
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)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
how; in what way; by what means
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of