blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
partly open; in half bloom
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
suguha; straight temper line (on a sword)
temper pattern of a sword blade
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to slide into; to slip into
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to raise one's voice; to shout
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
having said that; on the other hand
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
automatic; intransitive verb
to need; to call for; to require
please; somehow or other; one way or another
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
clear; precise; definite; distinct