operation (of machine); operating; running; working
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
rational; reasonable; logical
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
big frame; large figure; huge body
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
you could say; you might say; verging on the
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
class; heading; group; category
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
hiding one's embarrassment
the opposite direction; the other way
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position