to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
technique; art; skill; move
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
event; phenomenon; matter
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
directionality; directivity
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
attenuation; damping; decay
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind