classical form of martial art
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
preference; priority; precedence
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
will not do; do not; does not
royal capital; imperial capital
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
serious wound; serious injury
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through