brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
cell; serge; cel (celluloid); starter motor
grappling firmly; being locked together
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
contest of strength; trial of strength
build; physique; frame; constitution
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to be perturbed; to be agitated
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
selling in a store; selling at retail
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)