-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
sword skills; swordsmanship
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
soldier; combatant; warrior
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
skill; dexterity; master hand
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
very; much; greatly; a lot of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
should; must; -able; probably; likely
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago