to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
comfort; consolation; diversion
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
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)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to call in; to invite; to bring in
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
vitality; energy; dynamism
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in