association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
in person; personally; directly
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
contest held in the presence of a daimyo, shogun or the Emperor; match attended by the team's owner
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
in the same way as; just like
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for