刀

Law

Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons

striking with the back of the sword

a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period)

razor clam (Solen strictus)

Idiomatic expression; Non-standard variant of 伝家の宝刀

one's last resort; trump card

Idiomatic expression

the world is at peace; bows in bags and swords in sheaths

Hanlon's razor ("Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity")

Abbreviation; Slang; Yakuza slang

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

Historical term

person in charge of beheading (concluding a seppuku)

Historical term

executioner; person in charge of beheading

Sumo

rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony

one who sharpens razors

razor strop; hone

two swords

one long sword

From a rakugo story; used ironically to poke fun at someone who makes an ignorant statement with confidence

Pacific saury is only good if it's from Meguro

sound of a sword cutting or clashing

vegetable knife

archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship; martial arts in general

ceremonial sword

date shell (Lithophaga curta); date mussel

snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)

ninja sword

sword with a round pommel

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

second slash; second cut