blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
upper half of the body; upper body
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
all present; all concerned; all of us
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
half the body; half length
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
rope; cord; policeman's rope
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin