flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
extermination; annihilation
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
sword skills; swordsmanship
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
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)
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
sword; blade; single stroke
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
continuation; succession; series
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
technical skill; ability; capacity
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent