expression; presentation; representation; notation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to be prolonged; to drag on