manly; masculine; like a man
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to detain; to check; to restrain
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
extensive; vast range; wide scope
prohibition; inhibition; ban
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares