attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
outline; contour line; border line
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to add (e.g. a postscript)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
great success; huge success
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
dull sound; muffled sound
silence; stillness; quietness
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon