ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to increase; to add to; to augment
severe wound; serious wound; gash
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to become an expert; to be master at
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
not in one's right mind; insane
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
sword skills; swordsmanship
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise