paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
fully prepared; all ready
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
custom; habit; customary practice
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
waist; waistline; waist measurement
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
great swordsman; master fencer
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
gracefully; affectedly; mincingly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine