slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
a wise man keeps away from danger
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
one's own work; making by oneself
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting