lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
great numbers; numerical superiority
to some extent; to a certain extent
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to blow out; to spout out
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to dye; to colour; to color
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion