left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
box cutter; utility knife
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
that's right; yes; uh-huh
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
consecutive; continuous; successive
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to split; to be split; to splinter
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
full view; plain sight; completely visible
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
exactly as stated; verbatim
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
literally; to the letter; literal