at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
pleasant feeling; good vibes
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
arm; skill; efforts; ability
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
such; like that; that sort of; very
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
special; particular; peculiar; unique
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
blow; shock; strike; batting
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
miser; penny-pincher; one who makes nigirizushi, etc.; handle; grip
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
hook (high point of a song); chorus
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
shagreen (from a shark or stingray); sharkskin; shark leather
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)