essence; true nature; substance; reality
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
improved version; revised edition; refinement
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
underground train; subway
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
immediately; right away; on the spot
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
second (unit of time); arc second
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
10,000,000,000; ten billion
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
battle formation; military formation