scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to fight; to exchange blows
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
technique; art; skill; move
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
two persons; two people; pair; couple
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure