edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
(on) horseback; riding a horse
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
worthy opponent; good match for someone; well-matched adversary
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)