to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
suddenly; all of a sudden
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to stay (at); to stop (at)
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
wherein; therein; thereinto
freely; right and left; as one pleases
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
consists of; comprises; is made up of
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
to need; to demand; to take; to require
outside of one's area of expertise
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
Japanese robin (Erithacus akahige)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for