dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to be injured; to sustain a wound
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
defence of Buddhist doctrines; god who defends Buddhist doctrines; defence of the constitution; religious power to dispel demons and diseases
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...