brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
magic sword; cursed sword
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to be able to manage somehow or other
center; centre; metropolis
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with