peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to become empty; to be emptied
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to drop; to let fall; to omit
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
power; might; authority; influence
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
technique; art; skill; move
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
in the same way as; just like
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
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)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear