to show signs of; to appear
to step back; to walk backwards
madness; craziness; insanity
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
drawing a sword; drawn sword
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to put one's hand on; to touch
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
incredible danger; (lit.) (handing a) sword to an insane person
casting; cast-metal object
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
wandering; jobless; unemployed
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up