one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
make; workmanship; preparation
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
Navagraha (divine personifications of the nine celestial bodies in Hindu mythology); nine luminaries; (in Onmyōdō) divination of a person's fate based on the nine celestial bodies's positions at birth
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
steel; sword steel; sword
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
genuine article; real thing; real deal
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
accompanying note; postscript
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
(writing, painting) brush
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
nothing but; except; no more than
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
art dealer; fine art(s) shop
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out