life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
opposite side; opposition
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
military sword; saber; sabre
military shoes; combat boots
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to pry; to prize; to prise
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously