plural; multiple; several
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
the West; the Occident; Western countries
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to want; to seek; to request
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
outbreak of war; starting a war
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move