blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
to lose sight of; to miss
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
speculation; thinking; meditation
silence; stillness; quietness
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
instability; insecurity; crankiness
spot; point; place; position
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
time axis; time basis; timeline
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
extensive; vast range; wide scope
very likely; very probable
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
since; henceforth; ever since
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
half and half; fifty-fifty