to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
joint together; opposite; facing
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
leadership; initiative; spearhead
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
acceleration; speeding up
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to