to breathe out; to exhale
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
advance; moving forward; progress
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
upper half of the body; upper body
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
power; might; authority; influence
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
the very best; excellent; superb
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
door; gate; opening; title page
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
almost; roughly; approximately
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
(social) position; status
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
death penalty; capital punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be smeared; to be covered
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly