sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to form a group; to form a bunch
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
willpower; energy; vitality
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to withstand; to be able to endure
propulsive power; driving force
naturally; of course; understandably
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
tradition; legend; folklore
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to fly around; to scatter
badness; evilness; bad; evil
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
region; limits; stage; level
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that