fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
defeating in an instant; instant kill
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
very great; enormous; serious
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
pride; dignity; self-worth
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch