to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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)
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
ceremony; celebration; law code
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to peel off and fall; to flake away
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to let fall
staying up all night; all-night vigil
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to emboss; to carve in relief; to finish carving of engraving
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
good humour (humor); good mood
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
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