to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
person doing the actual work (as opposed to management)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
permission; approval; authorization; license
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one bow; one salute; one greeting
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
direct control; direct supervision
particularly; only; in the case of
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
after all; in the end; in short; atyanta (absoluteness)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to prostrate oneself (before)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)