long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to turn towards; to point
to get angry; to lose one's temper
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
mutation; change; vicissitude
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once