orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to shed light; to cast light
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
another dimension; different level; whole other level
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to pierce through; to break through
continuation; succession; series
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
(right at the) side; just beside
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
immediately; right away; on the spot
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to finish reading; to read through
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled