direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
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)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
(not) even with; (not) even using
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
step; stride; counter for steps
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
throat; important part; vital area
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region