recompense; indemnity; atonement
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
globular shape; spherical shape
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
infancy; childhood; tender age
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
classical form of martial art
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
lacking a plan; haphazard
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care