ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
of no interest; not interested
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
ten (long cylindrical things)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
seven (long cylindrical things)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur
centerline (line that bisects a plane figure); centreline; (court) centerline; half court; centerline (road); center line
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)