daini (type of playing cards)
cattail cotton; cattail fluff; bulrush down
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
distinguished service; meritorious service
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
toe; toe (of a golf club)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
customization; customisation
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
all over Japan; throughout Japan
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
complete recovery of health
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
superb view; picturesque scenery
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections