favorite sword; cherished sword
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character