shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
in the same way as; just like
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
specialization; specialisation
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
to bury; to embed; to implant
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various