laughing foolishly; cackling
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
again; once more; a second time
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
body; physical system; (the) person
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
absorption; suction; attraction
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
violent explosion; bursting
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up