minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
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
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
main cause; primary factor
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
bipartite; in two parts; double
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
recognition; acquaintance
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
be (that) as it may; having said that
murder; killing; murderer
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
bloodsucking; sucking blood
state of the war; war situation
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault