elucidation; explicit statement; specification
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
bowing (a string instrument)
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
revenge; having a second go (at something)
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
true to one's name; living up to one's name
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
healing item; health item
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
clothes; clothing; garments
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
variant edition (of a book); alternative version; different manuscript; strange book; rare book; unique book
Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi (sword; one of the three Imperial regalia); Ame-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi
soccer player; football player; footballer
to knock out (e.g. a homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress