blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
decision; judgment; resolution
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
instant; moment; for an instant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
together with; same; both; all; including ...
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; like that; that sort of; very
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
appearance; expression; manifestation
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
self-deprecating; self-mocking
directly opposite; right in front
sword skills; swordsmanship
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate