with a start; with a jump
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
format; procedure; way of proceeding
friction; discord; strife
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
extent; scope; sphere; range; span