war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
addition; annexation; appendage
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
that's the way it is; such is life
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
magic sword; cursed sword
handful; small amount; small number
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
skill; dexterity; master hand
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
but; however; provided that
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
immediately; right away; on the spot
putting into operation; invocation