blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to fly around; to scatter
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to attack each other; to launch assaults on each other
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
covering (from enemy attack); protection
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
from the beginning; from scratch
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
does not; can not; will not
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
capacity; volume; capacitance
to think too much; to be over-concerned
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip