feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
rival; competitor; competition
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
kind; sort; species; species
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
distributing board (panel); switchboard
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances