the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
vitality; (one's) life force
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
carriage; movement (of the body)
unqualified; without qualifications
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
left breast; left side of the chest
semi-transparent; translucent
half the body; half length
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
bento; Japanese box lunch
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
dying message (message left by a murder victim just before death; in mystery novels, etc.)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)