blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to smash; to break into pieces
relatively; comparatively
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be perturbed; to be agitated
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
willpower; energy; vitality
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
sense of smell; olfaction
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
beginning; outset; first; onset
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
in comparison to; rather than
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception