Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
puddle of blood; pool of blood
acceleration; speeding up
specialization; specialisation
material; substance; matter
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to make a speech; to address
more than anything; above all else
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
but; however; although; though
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
how much; how many; to what extent
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy