top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
centerline (road); center line; Chuō Line (central railway line in Tokyo)
(opening of a) wound; cut
lightning strike; torpedo attack
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
attendance; presence; appearance
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
as you can imagine; as imagined
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
had better ...; may as well ...
favorite sword; cherished sword
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
indomitable perseverance; invincible fortitude
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
without cause; without reason
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye