unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
main force; brute force; strong-arm
pleasant feeling; good vibes
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
(verbal) abuse; abusive language
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
regular game; regular-season game
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
correction; revision; amendment
(not) even once; (not) ever
tall figure; high stature