as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
cemented carbide; superhard; ultrahard
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
pitching ability; counter for pitches
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
magic sword; cursed sword
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to repeat; to do something over again
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
originally; by nature; from the start
principal occupation; core business
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to shake; to waver; to tremble
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to shake; to sway; to waver
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
interruption; suspension; break
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to put one's strength into
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)