but;  however;  provided that
 splendid;  magnificent;  gorgeous
 respect;  esteem;  reverence;  honour;  honor
 use;  application;  employment;  utilization;  utilisation
 prohibition;  inhibition;  ban
 pure;  true;  genuine;  unmixed
 technique;  art;  skill;  move
 to compete;  to contend;  to vie;  to contest
 at least;  at most;  (even) just
 kitchen knife;  carving knife; (arch.)  cooking; (arch.)  food
 promptly;  immediately;  quickly;  indifferently
 to stand;  to rise;  to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position);  to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
 distinction;  difference;  separate;  different;  exception;  exclusion
 expresses a firm view or feeling;  please ...;  would you ...
 practice;  practising;  training;  study
 imperial lands;  lands blessed by the emperor's reign
 one's father;  one's old man;  middle-aged (or older) man;  old man;  one's boss;  proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
 enough;  sufficient;  sufficiently;  fully;  division into ten
 incredible;  unbelievable;  terrific;  impressive
 interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
 preliminary contest;  qualifying round;  trial;  heat;  primary
 breaking through;  breakthrough;  surmounting;  overcoming;  exceeding;  passing
 prohibition of use (of);  ban on using (something)
 once;  one time;  one round;  one game;  one bout;  one heat
 war;  battle;  match;  game;  competition
 defeat;  loss;  failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.);  discount;  loss (on a sale)
 to be embarrassed;  to lose face
 without;  unacceptable;  not alright;  unsatisfactory
 hmm;  well ...;  humph;  roughly;  harshly;  violently
 neck;  head;  dismissal;  discharge
 half;  semi-;  half-past;  odd number; (arch.)  unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
 space (between);  gap;  period of time (during, while);  duration;  between (two parties or things);  among (a group);  relations (between)
 impediment;  burden;  encumbrance;  hindrance;  drag
 to be tied together;  to be connected to;  to lead to;  to be related to;  to be related (by blood)
 sweet-tasting;  sweet;  fragrant (smelling);  sweet (music);  lightly salted;  light in salt;  naive
 to leave (in someone's keeping);  to put (in someone's care);  to put (someone) in charge of;  to leave (a matter) in someone's hands;  to lean on;  to put one's weight on
 relationship;  relation;  terms (good, friendly, etc.)
 feelings;  emotion;  compassion;  sympathy;  passion;  affection
 reality;  actuality;  practice (as opposed to theory);  truly;  really;  bhutakoti (limit of reality)
 time after time;  countless times;  many a time;  dozens of times
 alternation;  change;  relief;  relay;  shift;  substitution (sports, etc.)
 black;  dark;  blackish;  suspicious;  criminal;  darkened and dirty;  sooty
 nori;  laver;  edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets