blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
sword; blade; single stroke
a pair (of shoes or socks)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to bend; to warp; to curve
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
metallic sound; metallic clank
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
root; joint; base; crotch
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
(medical) doctor; physician
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding