small fraction; small proportion
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
defense; defence; protection
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
perfect; complete; flawless
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
item; article; dish; course; finest item
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
two (long cylindrical things)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to replace; to move; to change the position of
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
creation; generation; formation; derivation
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset