shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
weak point; unskillfulness
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
specialization; specialisation
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
trial product; prototype model
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
dealing with; coping with
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
technique; art; skill; move
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
president (of a society); chairman
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted