to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
step; stride; counter for steps
(right at the) side; just beside
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
tip of a sword; point of a sword
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
by sheer strength; by brute force
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to take a breath; to take a short rest
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to be smeared; to be covered
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
to leave (a scene); to step away