concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
middle of the night; dead of night
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
being too late; losing one's final chance
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
resignation; acceptance; consolation
inside one's heart; in one's mind
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
index finger; forefinger; second toe