blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to fly around; to scatter
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
cut wound; incised wound; knife wound
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to crumble away; to collapse
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
gaiters; leggings; puttees
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
be (that) as it may; having said that
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
on the occasion of; at the time of
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
dealing with; coping with
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly