hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
in the meanwhile; during the time
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
nature; property; disposition
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
ability; performance; efficiency
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary