popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
intercept; interception; counter-attack
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
snake; serpent; large snake
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
what sort of; what kind of; what way
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
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 fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)