to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to shout (in anger); to yell
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
thunderous roar; roaring sound
innumerable; countless; numberless
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
scattered; separated; dispersed
critical point (temperature)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
(right at the) side; just beside
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to blow off; to be blown off
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)