to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
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)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
tool; implement; means; furniture
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to repeat; to do something over again
manner of using one's hands
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
infotainment television program; information program; program of announcements
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about