indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to take command; to give direction
remembrance; recollection; recognition
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
sympathy; compassion; pity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
self-destruct system; automatic detonator; self-detonating device
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
aggression; invasion; raid