tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
honorific/polite/humble prefix
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful