preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to hide; to keep to oneself
succession; continuation; series; sequence
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)