serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
magic sword; cursed sword
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
sword skills; swordsmanship
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
great swordsman; master fencer
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
famous sword; excellent sword
way of the sword; swordsmanship
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
sword possessing mystical powers; virtuous sword
sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (tapered, unlike a regular nata)
to wear a sword at one's side
sword play; samurai drama
life-taking sword; sword used to kill
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
(calamity of) perishing by the sword; being wounded by the sword
sole sword; unarmed but for a sword
Western sword (esp. sabre)
rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji); wrestling ring; dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position
stegosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Stegosauria)
sacred sword and jewels (imperial regalia)
rough scolding; upbraiding; tongue-lashing; dressing-down
honey in one's mouth but a razor in one's belt
honey in one's mouth but a razor in one's belt
to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing
jūkenbō; "body, sword and staff" techniques in martial arts
to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing
to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing
cyclops (any minute crustacean of genus Cyclops)