blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
objection; dissent; protest
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to awake from one's sleep
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
large amount of money; great cost
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
each place; various places
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
succeeding; following; trailing; next
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
position; location; base; point; site
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
duty; function; office; mission; task
control; management (e.g. of a business)
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn