corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
ignorant of the ways of the world
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
particularly; only; in the case of
to await; to wait for; to expect
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
mask; striking the head (kendo)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to play a leading role; to play a central part
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
calamity; disaster; great misfortune; grand climacteric
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
gills; branchia; angle of the mandible; gonial angle
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy