thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
surname; family name; last name
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
steel sword; iron sword; type of iron sword associated with the latter half of the Kofun period
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
power; might; authority; influence
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.