nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
to get into trouble; to get busted
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
negative; negative (e.g. thinking)
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
famous sword; excellent sword
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
air hole; windhole; ventilator
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to work without sleep or rest
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
feng (male Chinese firebird)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
ahead; before; the future
otherwise; or else; if not
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach