noun:

• confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard) - abbreviation ➜ 金鍔焼き
• metal sword guard; polearm - archaism

noun:

• Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi (heavenly gathering of clouds sword; one of the three Imperial regalia) ➜ 三種の神器

noun:

• aiming at the eye (with a sword)
• warm, welcoming eyes ［青眼］ ➜ 白眼【はくがん】

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting horizontally into the torso (with a sword)

noun:

• Murakumo no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia) - obscure term ➜ 天叢雲剣

noun:

• guard (of a sword)

adverb:

• piercingly (as though cutting with a sharp sword) - onomatopoeia ➜ ぐさりと
• hard-hitting (e.g. criticism) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• mouth of a (sword) sheath

noun:

• the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels)
• the three essential status symbols (e.g. cellphone, PC and digital camera)

noun / ~する noun:

• nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade

expression / ichidan verb:

• to couch (a sword)
• to look at cynically or ironically
• to stand ready (to do); to adopt a formal attitude - archaism

adjectival noun:

• blunt (e.g. sword); dull
• lazy; cowardly; good for nothing

noun:

• hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handgrip

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to thrust at (with a knife, sword, etc.)

noun:

• longer type of wakizashi (short sword) ➜ 脇差
• gambler

noun / ~の noun:

• single edge (e.g. sword blade)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish
• to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

noun:

• sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror) ➜ 三種の神器
• implement used in religious ceremonies

noun:

• vorpal; incredibly sharp (sword, dagger, etc.)

ichidan verb:

• to wear; to put on (a sword)

noun:

• samya mandala (in Shingon); mandala where each deity is represented by an object (lotus flower, gem, sword, etc.) - Buddhism term ➜ 四種曼荼羅【ししゅまんだら】

noun:

• suguha; straight temper line (on a sword)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf)
• to hang oneself - in the form 首を吊る ➜ 首を吊る
• to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth - Sumo term

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes) - usually written using kana alone
• to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight - usually written using kana alone

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to stab; to pierce; to run through (e.g. with a sword)

noun / ~の noun:

• contents; interior; substance; filling; (sword) blade