preference; priority; precedence
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
reason; cause; circumstances
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to get strong; to gain strength
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
absorption; suction; attraction
propulsive power; driving force
-less; lacking; non-existing
inside; interior; inner part
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
short pause; short interval
in case of; at that time; at this time
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
declaration; proclamation; announcement
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word