to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
instant; moment; for an instant
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
drawing a sword; drawn sword
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
simply; merely; only; solely
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
acceleration; speeding up
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
power; might; authority; influence
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
flash (of light); glint; schiller
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
metallic sound; metallic clank
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current