circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
speaking of ...; as for ...
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
highest grade; superlative degree
magic sword; cursed sword
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to stare back at; to look back at
high and low; rise and fall
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
that's a different matter; that's a different story
half the body; half length
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw