to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to pretend; to act (as if)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
surroundings; environs; circumference
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
soon; before long; in the near future
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
technique; art; skill; move
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
tortoiseshell; tortoise shell; tortoiseshell pattern; honeycomb pattern; tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)