single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
silver nugget; silver ingot; silver bullion
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
sternum; breastplate; plastron
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; phonetic loan character; loangraph
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to shave off; to scrape off
3rd day of the month; three days
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
sword strike; sword slash
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
distant place; faraway location; far away
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
moment by moment; hour by hour
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
pleasant sound; pleasing sound; crack (of a baseball bat); (pleasant) roar (of an engine)