blow with the flat of a sword; slap; smack; metal flattened by striking; tape; flat braid
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
counter for rules; rule; regulation
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
work by the same author (artist, etc.); work in the same style; same way of making
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
the favor of one's ruler (favour)
order; command; life; destiny; fate
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up
small flag or piece of cloth worn on the shoulder armour to distinguish between friend and foe on the battlefield
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader