to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
lower region; lower part; region below
double-edged; double-edged blade
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
dark of the night; darkness of the night
technical civilization; technical civilisation
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
innumerable; countless; numberless
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
trick; contrivance; cleverness
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
perception; sensing; noticing
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to find out; to discover; to locate
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
decision; determination; resolution
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
motive power; driving force
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly