blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
section; cross section; profile
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
surely; certainly; without doubt
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
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)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to take away; to carry off
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb