length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
founder; originator; pioneer
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus); white mushroom
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
style of building; construction; recipe; how to grow (something)
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
cold bath; taking a cold bath
secret; private; surreptitious
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze