sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
favorite sword; cherished sword
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
bento; Japanese box lunch
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
black ground; black cloth
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
these days; nowadays; recently
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
cross; crossed; cruciform
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
near oneself; close to one; familiar
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality