to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
specialization; specialisation
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to come to one's senses; to calm down
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to open (one's eyes) wide
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle