large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
point in common; common feature
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
do-or-die game; crucial contest
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
practice by repetition; learning by rote
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
full capacity; all one's ability
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to fly around; to scatter
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
from here; from this place
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to