to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
Hozoin-ryu (school of sojutsu)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
technique; art; skill; move
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
even though; despite; when
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to bring back; to restore
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
both hands; both arms; ten
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise