right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
pale; pallid; bluish-white
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
tall figure; high stature
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
to stay calm; to keep cool
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to approach; to draw near
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
name; given name; first name
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
you; (arch.) your residence
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case