one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
blackhead; dark discoloration; blackening; (black or dark) tarnish
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
region; limits; stage; level
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
meat shield; human shield; vagina wall; fleshy wall; wall of flesh (e.g. in sci-fi)
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
sword skills; swordsmanship
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
sword; blade; single stroke
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix