possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
trusting too much; overestimating ability
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
if so; in that case; in that situation
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
mockery; derision; ridicule
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death