leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
exhibition; display; putting on show
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
now that you say that; now that you mention it
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
section; cross section; profile
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
square (shape); square (open space); formal; methodical; square (tool)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch