faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
metallic sound; metallic clank
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
microscopic; infinitesimal
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
logic; reasoning; argument
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
decision; judgment; resolution