degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
quest (esp. in role-playing games)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
nonchalant air; unruffled air
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
senior high school; high school
club activities; extracurricular activities
prickling; stinging; tingling
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to crouch; to squat; to cower
blow; shock; strike; batting
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
each place; various places
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
sword fight (in a film, play, etc.); stage combat; fight scene
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness