thrusting (a spear, etc.)
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
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)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
squad leader; group leader; team leader
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
true character; real nature
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way