annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
the same as always; day after day
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
indescribable; having no way to express
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
item; article; dish; course; finest item
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
real thing; original; actual
to hand over; to surrender
weight; heavyweight boxer
to attempt; to test; to try out
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
magic sword; cursed sword
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
regulation; adjustment; control
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement