phantom; vision; illusion
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
decision; judgment; resolution
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
drawing a sword; drawn sword
conviction; belief; confidence
upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.; downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to do earnestly; to get serious
considerably; fairly; quite
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
mixed race; mixed parentage
bipartite; in two parts; double
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
one-stroke sketch; unicursal
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner