hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
feel (of a material); texture
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
plume; ornamental feather
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
visual hallucination; vision
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
a few seconds; several seconds
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
metallic sound; metallic clank
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront