narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
adoration; admiration; devotion
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
aimlessly; without a goal
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
being concerned about or mindful of
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
this (very thing); this precisely
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
pride; boast; credit (to)
to give; to do (something) for
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to knock down; to send flying
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
spot; point; place; position
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to hit hard; to strike hard
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting