to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
instant; moment; for an instant
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
metal plate; metallic plate
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
blast (wind); blast (explosion)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to leap back; to jump back
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)