joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
state of mind; mentality; psychology
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
observation; survey; watching
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
you; (arch.) your residence
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
in that way; like that; that way
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
in the meanwhile; during the time
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
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)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to cut; to slash; to slay all
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars