blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
interval; break; pause; spare moment
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
dealing with; coping with
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
discovery; detection; finding
terrain; geographical features; topography
course; route; path; process; means
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement