(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
best article under heaven; peerless
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
unification of the whole country
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
major change; major transformation
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
beyond that point; after that
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge