blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
danger; peril; hazard; risk
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
admiration; wonder; astonishment
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
lethality; killing effectiveness
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
instability; insecurity; crankiness