ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to get a tiny share of the profits; to get a small share of what someone is enjoying
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to give; to do (something) for
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
feeling extremely happy; being in seventh heaven
to taste; to savor; to relish
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to leap back; to jump back
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
with a single blow; with one stroke
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
fluent (in a language); flowing
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite