notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
both hands; both arms; ten
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to attempt; to test; to try out
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
eight (long cylindrical things)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown