blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
technique; art; skill; move
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
job; work; duties; trade; skill
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
sword; blade; single stroke
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road