to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to jar; to creak; to grate
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
famous sword; excellent sword
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
cultural assets; cultural property
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
already; now; no longer; not any more
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
nothing but; except; no more than
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous