poisoning; kill by poison
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to detain; to check; to restrain
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
tool; implement; means; furniture
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
a cut above; one step above
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
battlefield; battleground
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
be (that) as it may; having said that
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
all sorts of; all kinds of
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)