left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to make something resound
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)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to watch for an unguarded moment
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
in the meanwhile; during the time
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)