small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
approximate age; age range
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
himself; yourself; herself
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be helpful; to be useful
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
sword skills; swordsmanship
classical form of martial art
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
if it is the case that ...
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
two (long cylindrical things)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to become inverted; to become reversed
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality