warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
personal combat; one-to-one fight
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
excellent; superb; first-rate
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
moment to quit; way to quit
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
force (bulldoze) one's way through
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
evil spirit (that can possess people)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to get one's breath back; to calm down
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
preparation; provision; guarding
upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.; downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)