choices; alternatives; options
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
instant; moment; for an instant
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
next; secondly; subsequently
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
pride in one's strength or skill
to gather; to collect; to assemble
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
number of persons; personnel
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
discipline; punishment; reprimand
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to grow angry; to display one's anger
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole