banknote; bill; note; paper money
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
sublime; noble; high-minded
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
appearance; expression; manifestation
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
way of the sword; swordsmanship
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile