contract; compact; agreement
war; battle; match; game; competition
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
side effect; adverse reaction
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
familiar spirit; familiar
visual confirmation; sighting
unique; peculiar; singular
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword