wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
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.
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
body; physical system; (the) person
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
in this way; thus; such; uh...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
substantial matter; significant item
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
rising; ascending; climbing
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to have no chance (of succeeding)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
very great; enormous; serious
choices; alternatives; options
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
honorific/polite/humble prefix
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion