long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
point of a sword; forceful debate
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword); rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
long sword cloth bag; bag for long swords
the world is at peace; (lit.) bows in bags and swords in sheaths
sword brimming over with life force
long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)