to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
posture; position; stance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
metallic sound; metallic clank
to slide into; to slip into
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
letting (someone) die without helping
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
second (unit of time); arc second
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
whatever brought that on?
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
sincere; earnest; serious
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
price; cost; value; worth; value
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
feeling good; feeling pleasant
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
half the body; half length
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)