pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
dripping; drop; trickle; water trickling from moss, rocks, or cliffs in the summer
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
professional killer; hit man
scene; sight; scenario; setting
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
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)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
questions and answers; dialogue
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation; to shake with fright; to yield to terror
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to crouch; to squat; to cower
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
for example; for instance; e.g.
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den