ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
technique; art; skill; move
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
war; battle; match; game; competition
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
next; secondly; subsequently
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
extermination; annihilation
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted