to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
clearly; distinctly; vividly
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
maneuver to shake, flick, or wipe blood off of a sword
possessed of a strong sense of duty
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
all parts; various parts; every department
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
major earthquake; large earthquake
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
in deep black; in jet black
escape hatch; escape door
transparency; degree of clearness
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
sea level; (surface of) sea
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
ordinary person; unenlightened person
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it