long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
root; source; origin; cause
woman; female; feminine gender
embodiment; realization; materialization
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
contradiction; inconsistency
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
two (long cylindrical things)
both hands; both arms; ten
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
like this; this sort; this way
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to emphasize; to attach importance to
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find