sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
secret technique; secret art
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
suffix for familiar person
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)