torii (Shinto shrine archway)
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
along the road; at the side of the road
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
correction; revision; amendment
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
roar; sound made by monsters
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
short and stout; small but wide around
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
cartoon-character costume
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
with a whack; smack; slap
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
scattered; separated; dispersed
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)