sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to add (to); to add on; to append
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
event; phenomenon; matter
soldier; combatant; warrior
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
such; like that; that sort of
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry