person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
several shots; several blows
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
sincere; earnest; serious
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
in perfect form; going swimmingly
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
countermeasure; counter-measure
complete support; full support
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
sword; blade; single stroke
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
longan (Euphoria longana)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)