wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
fourth day of the month; four days
sitting upright (properly)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
unsigned; without a signature
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
in search of; in order to look for
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
two times; twice; two degrees
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
sixth day of the month; six days
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
hello; good day; good afternoon
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
to fight with swords; to cross swords
light; easy; non-serious; minor
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to have (something) innate; to be born with
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
special; particular; peculiar; unique
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)