hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
design; idea; conception; plan
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
steel; sword steel; sword
great difference; major mistake
dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
physical strength; muscular strength
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
the front; honest; upright; decent
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to cut downward; to slash downward
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
intended use; intended purpose
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge