stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
release; emission; ejection
penetration; permeation; transmission
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
whatever the case; under any circumstances
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
level; standard; water level
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
restoration; repair; mending
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to rise; to erect; to get up
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
vision damage; vision impairment; blindness
to chase; to run after; to pursue
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum