overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
rather; better; instead; if anything
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to shake; to sway; to waver
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to send or direct a person to
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
region; limits; stage; level
deed; act; work; performance
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
firm; unshakeable; resolute