pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
overestimation; overvaluing
underestimation; undervaluation
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
consideration; taking into account
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
steady; sound; reliable; solid
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
magic sword; cursed sword
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
material; substance; matter
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
treasure house; storage for valuable property
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia); grass-mowing sword
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
compensation; equivalent value; consideration