base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
striking with the back of the sword
useless; vain; aimless; idle
tip of a sword; point of a sword
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
climax; peak; zenith; apex
metallic sound; metallic clank
visual confirmation; sighting
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
one's family; family member
pupil; disciple; follower
dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master); certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)
to collapse into; to flop onto
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
of no interest; not interested
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
common-sense expectation; obvious conclusion; conventional wisdom; received opinion
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)