housing district; residential district
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
sword skills; swordsmanship
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
after a long time; for the first time in a while
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
to form a group; to form a bunch
directionality; directivity
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
the West; the Occident; Western countries
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up