brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
traditional; conventional
armor and helmet (armour)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
root; joint; base; crotch
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
action of making something; -ification
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...