to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
recollection; remembrance; reminiscence
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
match declared drawn due to injury
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
personal (employee); employed; retained
newly forged sword; sword made after the year 1615
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
temper pattern of a sword blade
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
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)
master; teacher; stable master
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard