to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
guidance; leadership; leading the way
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
gem; jewel; precious stone
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
this (very thing); this precisely
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
personal; individual; private
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)