styptic; stopping of bleeding
small change; coins; small sum of money
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
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
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
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
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
counter for rules; rule; regulation
work by the same author (artist, etc.); work in the same style; same way of making
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
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
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.
lined (clothing, etc.); something lined
light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
outline; summary; gist; basic points
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
private records or documents
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)