size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
at that time; in those days
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
results; record; grades; marks
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
two (long cylindrical things)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
drawn dragon; painted dragon
small tengu; promising young martial arts practitioner
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to take a step backward; to retreat a step