ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
only; merely; but; no more than
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
(social) position; status
intercept; interception; counter-attack
power; might; authority; influence
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
one by one; one after another; successively
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty