claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
confidence; trust; faith; credit
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
esoteric writings; Upanishad (sacred Hindu treatises)
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
great swordsman; master fencer
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
storage medium; recording medium
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
no need to guess; certainly
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
technique; art; skill; move
many; numerous; various; large number of
to become fraught with emotion
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
as (for); for; in the capacity of
semi-transparent; translucent
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power