| 腰刀 | short sword |
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| 刀を打つ | to temper a sword, to forge a sword |
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| 刀を差す | to wear a sword |
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| 太刀二腰 | two swords |
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| 長刀一枝 | one long sword |
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| 手刀 | hand used like a sword in striking |
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| 刀を帯びる | to wear a sword |
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| 利刀 | sharp sword |
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太刀さばき
太刀捌き | swordplay, swordsmanship |
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| 血刀 | bloody sword (blade) |
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| 安全剃刀 | safety razor |
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| 一太刀 | stroke of sword |
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| 快刀乱麻を断つ | to cut the Gordian knot |
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| 長柄刀 | long, two-handed sword |
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| 野太刀 | large war sword (carried across the back) |
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| 長太刀 | ancient longsword |
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薙刀術
長刀術 | art of using a naginata (halberd) |
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| 斬馬刀 | zanbato, a type of long sword |
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| 廃刀令 | sword prohibition |
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| 小太刀 | short sword, small sword |
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| 手刀を切る | to make a ceremonial hand movement when receiving the monetary award |
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| 忍び刀 | Ninja sword |
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| 忍刀 | Ninja sword |
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| 名字帯刀 | the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period) |
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| 甘辛両刀 | taste for both wines and sweets, having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things |
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| 割鶏牛刀 | using a meat ax when a knife would suffice, taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut, using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem |
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| 弓馬刀槍 | archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship, martial arts in general |
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| 帯刀御免 | a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period) |
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| 苗字帯刀 | the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period) |
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押っ取り刀
おっとり刀 | rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist, scurrying unprepared |
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| 刺刀 | dagger |
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| 入刀 | cutting the cake (at a wedding) |
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萬刀
卍刀 | ninja weapon disguised as a pair of garden shears |
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| 刀折れ矢尽きて | having exhausted every available means |
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| 銃砲刀剣類所持等取締法 | Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958) |
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| 銃刀法 | Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958) |
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