sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
smoothly; easily; readily
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
specialization; specialisation
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
arrest; apprehension; capture
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
genuine article; real thing; real deal
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
personage; person (deserving of respect)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
inscrutable; incomprehensible
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
accurate; correct; precise; exact
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing