change; conversion; transformation; transformation
according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
surface of the earth; ground surface
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
large build; large pattern
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
founder; originator; pioneer
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
utmost limits; extremity; limit
eternal; unlimited; endless
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shed light; to cast light
to fight against; to oppose; to face