expression / noun:

• sword of Damocles

noun:

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

noun:

• tartan (i.e. plaid pattern or fabric) - From English "tartan check"

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on

expression / ~の noun:

• (on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web

noun:

• wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting horizontally into the torso (with a sword)

noun:

• knife attached to the sheath of a sword

noun:

• divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to wear a sword at one's side

noun:

• hand used like a sword in striking

noun:

• slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder

noun / ~する noun:

• holding; gripping

noun:

• grip (sword, gun, etc.); hilt; handle

noun:

• congratulatory postcards with a spring pattern sold every year in February

noun:

• type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process - abbreviation ➜ 友禅染

noun:

• sō-on; Song reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese (esp. in words related to Zen Buddhism) ➜ 唐音【とうおん】・宋【そう】

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to daub
• to lay the blame on ➜ 擦り付ける【なすりつける】

noun:

• type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process

noun:

• yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)

noun:

• short sword; dagger; stiletto
• hour hand (of a clock) ➜ 長剣【ちょうけん】

expression:

• jūkenbō; "body, sword and staff" techniques in martial arts - Martial Arts term

noun:

• stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands

noun:

• stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands ➜ 白刃取り【しらはどり】

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to break by stepping on; to trample; to stomp on; to stamp through

godan ~る verb:

• to walk across; to travel on foot ➜ 踏破【とうは】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)