impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
magic bullet; magic bullets
power; might; authority; influence
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
badness; evilness; bad; evil
high compression; high pressure
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
on the occasion of; at the time of
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
secret technique; secret art
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to join forces; to cooperate
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
such; like that; that sort of; very
to blow off; to be blown off
acceleration; speeding up
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
dozens; scores of; decades
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe