master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
outer two ribs of a folding fan (i.e. the thick ribs, one at each end); outer frame of a lattice door
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
excess; surplus; superabundance
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
magic sword; cursed sword
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
this (very thing); this precisely
general idea; concept; notion
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out