hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince
make; workmanship; preparation
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
tip of a sword; point of a sword
space between trees; gap between trees
legend; folklore; tradition
to learn something through hearing
devil; evil spirit; genie
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs
in deep black; in jet black
living thing; organism; creature; biology
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
being settled; coming to a conclusion
intuition; instinct; hunch
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open