blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to throw at; to turn; to raise
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
night watch; night guard; night shift
good humour (humor); good mood
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
distribution; allocation; dispensation; impartation
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
critical condition; being on the verge of death
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to send or direct a person to
being too late; losing one's final chance
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member