mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to surge (water or waves)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
change; transformation; inversion
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
composite; combined; complex
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)