blade;  sword;  forged blade;  wavy pattern on forged blades;  sharpness;  unhulled rice
 tightly (holding on);  firmly;  strongly (built);  solidly;  properly;  well
 regret;  repentance;  remorse
 always;  without exception;  necessarily;  certainly;  without fail;  positively
 murmur;  mutter;  murmuring;  tweet;  Twitter post
 curse;  spell;  malediction
 to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.);  to meet (e.g. demands);  to fulfill;  to fill (e.g. a cup);  to pack;  to supply
 to stick (to);  to cling (to);  to stay (e.g. in the office)
 not a chance;  not likely;  oh no;  yuck;  fault;  defect
 ear;  hearing;  edge;  crust;  selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics);  selvage
 love;  affection;  attachment;  craving;  agape;  Ireland
 confession;  acknowledgement;  confession of love;  professing one's feelings;  confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
 to let (someone) hear;  to tell (e.g. a story);  to make (someone) listen;  to make (someone) understand;  to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.;  to hold (someone) enchanted by
 to go crazy;  to lose one's mind
 water;  (drinking) water;  night entertainment business;  nightlife worker;  racy;  titillating
 to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something);  to place one's hands together;  to compete against somebody;  to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
 gesture;  movement;  action;  acting;  performance
 mild;  calm;  gentle;  quiet;  congenial;  amicable
 good;  excellent;  sufficient;  enough;  profitable (deal, business offer, etc.);  beneficial
 bottom of one's heart;  depths of one's mind;  innermost thoughts;  from the bottom of one's heart;  wholeheartedly;  truly
 to wrap up;  to pack;  to do up;  to cover with;  to dress in
 to ferry across (e.g. a river);  to carry across;  to lay across;  to build across;  to hand over;  to hand in
 to come off;  to be removed;  to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.);  to be caught;  to be harvested;  to be interpreted (as);  to be taken (as)
 for;  for the sake of;  to one's advantage;  because of;  as a result of
 mouthful;  morsel;  gulp;  sip;  one word;  in short
 to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
 to hold in one's arms;  to bring over a person to one's side;  to involve
 to advance;  to go forward;  to precede;  to go ahead (of);  to make progress;  to improve;  to deepen
 across;  over;  beyond;  throughout (a period of time);  for
 to divide;  to cut;  to halve;  to break;  to crack;  to dilute;  to fall below
 to float;  to rise to the surface;  to stand out;  to be visible;  to be alienated
 to receive;  to get;  to eat;  to drink;  to be crowned with;  to wear (on one's head)
 moment by moment;  hour by hour
 to make a sound with one's throat;  to purr (cat)
 floor;  stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player);  dining platform built across a river
 to stab;  to thrust (into);  to plant (in the ground);  to stick upright
 spreading one's legs wide apart;  straddle;  long stride;  big steps;  thigh-scooping body drop