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