two (long cylindrical things)
magic sword; cursed sword
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
creation; Creation (by God)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to begin shooting; to shoot out
but; however; provided that
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
tendency; trend; inclination
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)