natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
distinction; differentiation; classification
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
rope; cord; policeman's rope
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
strength; power; proficiency; ability