(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
family; relatives; dependents; household
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
genius; prodigy; natural gift
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
going straight on; going straight ahead
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
to not believe one's ears
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
tiger's tail; gooseneck loosestrife (species of flowering plant, Lysimachia clethroides); Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)