sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
entrance; admission; entering
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to ask a high price; to overcharge
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
while; even though; despite
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
instant; moment; for an instant
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty