to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
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)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
space; interval; space character; whitespace
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
moment by moment; hour by hour
willpower; energy; vitality
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to kill; to defeat; to beat
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)