blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
light; easy; non-serious; minor
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
remaining; left-over; excess
to shake; to sway; to waver
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to correct oneself; to restate
to make a speech; to address
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
foster father; adoptive father
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to manage a state; to govern a country