to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
by myself; in person; by oneself
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
putting into operation; invocation
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
visual confirmation; sighting
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat