unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
haori (Japanese formal coat)
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
favorite sword; cherished sword
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
hostility; antagonism; opposition
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
chemical substances; chemicals
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
normalcy; normality; normal
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
accurate; correct; precise; exact