kitchen knife for sashimi
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
end of life; death; annihilation
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)