storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
dull sound; muffled sound
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
bounty hunter; bounty hunting
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to invite in; to show someone in
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
calm; composed; leisurely
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
only; merely; but; no more than
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
strong person; the strong; the powerful
(a person's) appearance; looks
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
experiment; experimentation
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
special training; intensive training; crash course
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest