stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
intelligence; intellect; brains
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
favorite; favourite; habitually used
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to take command; to give direction
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun