scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
one-by-one; separately; in detail
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
bribe; money under the table
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
between times; when there's a spare moment
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing