severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
sword skills; swordsmanship
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
unique; individual; original; unusual
inattention; absent-mindedness
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to cry and shout; to scream
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
one by one; one each; one at a time
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
all things in nature; the whole creation
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables