short sword;  dagger;  stiletto;  hour hand (of a clock)
 short sword;  knife;  dagger;  dirk;  tantō
 fault;  defect;  minor;  5-point card
 shortening;  contraction;  reduction;  curtailment;  abbreviation
 short temper;  quick temper;  hot temper;  impatience;  irritability
 short distance;  short range;  short-haul
 simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.);  hasty
 long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically);  tanzaku;  thin rectangle
 defect;  demerit;  weak point;  disadvantage
 tanka;  31-mora Japanese poem
 decisive battle of brief duration
 junior college;  vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
 short circuit;  short;  illogical jump;  drawing a hasty inference (between two events);  jumping to conclusions
 collection of short stories;  collected short stories
 (something having its) merits and demerits;  advantages and disadvantages;  good points and shortcomings
 (relative) length;  advantages and disadvantages;  pluses and minuses;  strong and weak points
 short-distance race;  sprint
 reduction in working hours;  reduction in business hours;  time-saving
 short sentence;  short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
 ultrahigh frequency;  UHF;  ultrashort waves
 haste makes waste;  anger and haste hinder good counsel
 contraction;  shortened form;  abbreviated form
 having a long torso and short legs;  long-bodied and short-legged
 ultrashort-wave;  very high frequency
 simple;  easy;  uncomplicated;  brief;  quick;  light
 junior college;  vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
 brief comment or criticism
 short, intensive course;  crash course
 5-point card with a red tanzaku;  red ribbon card;  the three 5-point cards with ribbons (high-scoring meld)
 straight to the point;  point-blank;  frank;  direct
 brief note;  brief letter;  brief message
 curtailment of operations
 5-point card with a blue tanzaku;  blue ribbon card;  scoring combination consisting of the three 5-point cards with blue tanzaku
 if you rely too much on your greatest strength, it will be your greatest weakness
 small, light and thin (of consumer products, esp. electronics)
 short-term rate of interest
 stubborn and short-tempered
 operating under reduced business hours
 short cycle;  short period
 chopping;  base hit;  one-base hit;  single
 short-distance race;  sprint;  dash
 impulsive and imprudent;  rash and unthinking
 shorthorn;  short-horned cattle
 short sleeper;  person who doesn't need much sleep
 Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey);  Tankan survey
 short-term plan;  short-run project
 quick-tempered;  easily offended
 Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey);  Tankan survey
 simple;  easy;  uncomplicated
 dealt hand consisting of one 5-point card and six 1-point cards
 abbreviated address calling
 harassment related to reducing work hours (but maintaining gross productivity)
 short reference use declaration
 high temperature short time sterilization method;  HTST;  flash pasteurization
 reduction in working hours;  shorter working hours
 short reference mapping declaration
 open shortest path first;  OSPF
 short reference delimiter role
 short-term loans payable;  short-term debt;  short-term borrowing
 cheap, short in duration, and close to home (of a trip, vacation, etc.)
 lowered car;  car with lowered suspension
 plane able to make short takeoffs and landings
 short-tempered and impatient
 compensating for one's shortcomings by incorporating others' strong points
 short-range forecast (usu. weather);  daily forecast
 short communication;  short note;  concise communication
 semi-minor axis (esp. in orbital matters)
 Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey);  Tankan survey
 short-period comet;  periodic comet
 Junior College of Nutrition
 short-stalked (of grains);  dwarf
 tankan orange (Citrus tankan);  tankan mandarin