a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
northwestern part; the northwest
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
seventh day of the month; seven days
weekday; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); the seven days of the week
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
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); guandao; Chinese glaive
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
close to the wall; alongside the wall
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
second (unit of time); arc second
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate