sword; blade; single stroke
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
(in) her way; peculiar to her
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
continuation; succession; series
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
piling up; making a heap; laying bricks
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly