(n)tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil, Syn.toothed sword fern, Nephrolepis pectinata
(n)any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated, Syn.sword lily, glad, gladiola
(n)plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals, Syn.sword lily, fleur-de-lis, flag
[通行证 / 通行證, tōng xíng zhèng, ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋ]a pass (authorization through a checkpoint); a laissez-passer or safe conduct; to authenticate; to confirm name and password on a website; fig. a condition giving access to benefits (e.g. a diploma as a pass to a career)#14417[Add to Longdo]
[大刀会 / 大刀會, dà dāo huì, ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠ ㄏㄨㄟˋ]Great Sword Society, an offshoot of the White Lotus in the late Qing dynasty, involved in anti-Western activity at the time of the Boxer rebellion#108351[Add to Longdo]
[刻舟求剑 / 刻舟求劍, kè zhōu qiú jiàn, ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ]lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (成语 saw); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances#108584[Add to Longdo]
[倚天屠龙记 / 倚天屠龍記, yǐ tiān tú lóng jì, ㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ]Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, wuxia (武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its screen adaptations[Add to Longdo]
[しんけん, shinken](n, adj-na) (1) seriousness; earnestness; (2) real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon) (practise); (P)#11081[Add to Longdo]
[じょうだん, joudan](n) (1) upper tier; upper section; upper deck; upper row; upper step; upper grade; upper berth; top shelf; (2) (See 上座) place of honor; place of honour; (3) (See 上段の間) dais; raised part of floor; (4) overhead position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)#14332[Add to Longdo]
[nankuro](n) (abbr) (See ナンバークロス) number crossword (var. of kanji crossword puzzle with numbers where squares with the same number contain the same kanji)[Add to Longdo]
[nanba-kurosu](n) number crossword (var. of kanji crossword puzzle with numbers where squares with the same number contain the same kanji)[Add to Longdo]
[あんじる, anjiru](v1, vt) (1) (案じる only) (See 案ずる・1) to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; (2) (See 案ずる・2, 一計を案じる) to investigate; to consider; to plan; (3) (按じる only) to pat; to rub; to take a sword in one's hand[Add to Longdo]
[あんずる, anzuru](vz, vt) (1) (案ずる only) (See 案じる・1) to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; (2) (See 案じる・2) to investigate; to consider; to plan; (3) (按ずる only) to pat; to rub; to take a sword in one's hand[Add to Longdo]
[いあいぬき, iainuki](n) (1) (See 居合い) iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; (2) iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)[Add to Longdo]
[きんつば, kintsuba](n) (1) (abbr) (See 金鍔焼き) confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard); (2) (arch) metal sword guard; polearm[Add to Longdo]
[けさがけ, kesagake](n) (1) (See 袈裟) wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); (2) (See 袈裟切り) slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder[Add to Longdo]
[こびぜん, kobizen](n) (1) Bizen sword (mid-Heian to early Kamakura periods); (2) (See 備前焼) ancient Bizen ware (Kamakura to early Momoyama periods)[Add to Longdo]
[さんしゅのじんぎ, sanshunojingi](n) (1) the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); (2) the three essential status symbols (e.g. cellphone, PC, digital camera)[Add to Longdo]