weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
number one; first; best; most; game; round
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
sorry; excuse me; thank you
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
meaning; connotation; denotation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
at least; at most; (even) just
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
how long; how much; to what extent
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
last century; ancient times
gasoline engine; petrol engine