blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
even though; despite; when
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
interior; inside; internal
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
by sheer strength; by brute force
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
in one's own way or style
until now; so far; up to the present
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold