blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
at the mercy of (something or someone)
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to shed light; to cast light
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
intestinal; inside the intestines
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
sterilization; sterilisation
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage