idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
ray (of light); beam; light
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
heating power; thermal power; firepower
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
being sensitive to the heat; person who is sensitive to the heat
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)