to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
fruit knife; paring knife
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
short-distance race; sprint
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)