to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
arm; skill; efforts; ability
sharpener (of swords) and polisher (of mirrors)
again; once more; a second time
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
after that; afterwards; thereafter
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
occasional; infrequent; rare
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
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 be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point