(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
even though; despite; when
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
dull sound; muffled sound
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
no!; no no!; no, not at all
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here