seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
trivial; not amounting to much
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to be pulled in (fish); to be landed
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
belligerence; fighting spirit
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
sense of values; values; value system