spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to be a matter of life or death
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
companion; company; tritagonist
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)