short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
practicality; utility; usefulness
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
primer; manual; introductory book
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble