blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to rub; to scrub; to scrape