true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
place surrounded by walls; (within) prison
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
puddle of blood; pool of blood
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to run up to; to rush over
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two