recollection; remembrance; reminiscence
match declared drawn due to injury
personal (employee); employed; retained
newly forged sword; sword made after the year 1615
temper pattern of a sword blade
master; teacher; stable master
self-praise; praising oneself
turning to the left; left turn
one's assessment of the situation
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
squares and circles; square and round shapes
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
six (long cylindrical things)
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
auspicious beast (in Chinese mythology, e.g. the qilin)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
scariest; most frightening
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to smash violently; to crush
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to tremble; to shiver; to shake