blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
upper half of the body; upper body
explosion; rupture; break off
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
random; unintentional; unintended
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
directionality; directivity
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
nature; property; disposition
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to tear off; to strip; to rob
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
solitude; loneliness; isolation
guess; speculation; supposition
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
(someone else's) daughter
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
youthful; young; young-looking
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
maid; helper; help; assistance