three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
axiom; maxim; self-evident truth
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
damp; moist (negative nuance)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
load; loading; weight (of a load)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
(not so) much; (not) very
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
degree of relative priority
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)