kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
such ... as; or some such
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
winner-takes-all (system)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to make a speech; to address
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
left side; left-hand side
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle