supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
big tiger; drinker; staggering drunkard
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
upper half of the body; upper body
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
to shake off; to throw off
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
not to be depended on; of little hope
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
brave warrior; hero; brave man
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
number of persons; personnel
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
array; muster; line-up; full force