blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
two (long cylindrical things)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
intercept; interception; counter-attack
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
match; game; bout; contest
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
duty; obligation; responsibility
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way