prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
famous sword; excellent sword
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
top of the head; crown of the head
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
back off!; leave me alone!
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
accursed; damned; blasted
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
murder; killing; murderer
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with