serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
great swordsman; master fencer
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
magic sword; cursed sword
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
rough scolding; upbraiding; tongue-lashing; dressing-down
cyclops (any minute crustacean of genus Cyclops)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
sword skills; swordsmanship
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
master swordsman; skilled fencer
master swordsman; skilled fencer
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
famous sword; excellent sword
way of the sword; swordsmanship
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
sword possessing mystical powers; virtuous sword
sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (tapered, unlike a regular nata)
sword play; samurai drama
wearing a sword; sword one is wearing
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
sharp sword; keen blade; Buddha's wisdom (which destroys worldly desires and evil spirits); sharp sword of wisdom
life-taking sword; sword used to kill
sole sword; unarmed but for a sword
(calamity of) perishing by the sword; being wounded by the sword
rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji); wrestling ring; dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position
Western sword (esp. sabre)
stegosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Stegosauria)
sacred sword and jewels (imperial regalia)
Sword Devil (collection of short stories by Renzaburō Shibata and 1965 film)
jūkenbō; "body, sword and staff" techniques in martial arts
honey in one's mouth but a razor in one's belt
to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing
to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing; (lit.) to drop one's sword (in the river) and carve (a mark) on the boat (to mark the spot where the sword was dropped)
to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing