edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
cross; crossed; cruciform
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
ten; 10; ten years of age
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
form; shape; figure; visage
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
Paloh (Malaysia); Paro (Bhutan)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station