all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
upper half of the body; upper body
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
un-Japanese in appearance or character
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
visual confirmation; sighting
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
(not) even with; (not) even using
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)