short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
priority; order of precedence
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum