cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
contradiction; inconsistency
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o