sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
perception; sensation; awareness
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to push aside; to push one's way through
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to become pale; to turn pale
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
unfortunately; regrettably
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to play a leading role; to play a central part
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to temper thoroughly; to train well
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
famous sword; excellent sword
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)