way; method; means; resource; course
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
number one; first; best; most; game; round
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
good feeling; feeling good
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
immediately; right away; on the spot
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
room for growth; potential; promise
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to surround; to crowd around
to gather; to collect; to assemble
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
ago; since; before; previous
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
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); guandao; Chinese glaive
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful