to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
main street; avenue; boulevard
piece of meat; cut of meat
scene; spectacle; sight; view
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
in succession; one after another
favorite sword; cherished sword
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to pause; to have a short intermission
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
offensive (movement); aggression
to cease; to stop; to be over
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
land near a castle; castle town
aorta; important traffic route
six (long cylindrical things)
front; frontage; facade; main
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
defense; defence; protection