water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
lightning strike; torpedo attack
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to go past; to pass; to pass by
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
being off guard; being defenseless
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.)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
reason; grounds; circumstances
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose