sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
wild beast; wild animal; brute
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
observation; survey; watching
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
only; merely; but; no more than
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
wherein; therein; thereinto
number one; first; best; most; game; round
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after