hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
Damascus (Syria); Dimashq
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
excellent (piece of) work
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
outsider; someone outside of a group
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
fusion; melting; liquefaction
control board; control panel; console
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
embodiment; realization; materialization
to compose; to put together
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
capacity; volume; capacitance
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
beyond that point; after that
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
accumulation; accumulate; store