only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
several people; a few people
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
considerably; fairly; quite
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
how long; how much; to what extent
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk