blow striking with the flat of the sword; to slap; metal flattened by striking; tape; flat braid; type of flat ornamental hairpin made of silver and inscribed with a clan's crest or patterns of birds and flowers
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
counter for rules; rule; regulation
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
work by the same author (artist, etc.); work in the same style; same way of making
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
the favor of one's ruler (favour)
order; command; life; destiny; fate
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to sew up; to sew together
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb