advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
several times (as large, over)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
technique; art; skill; move
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
sword skills; swordsmanship
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
doing as one is told; yes-man
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
beginning; outset; first; onset
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack