to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
war; battle; match; game; competition
action of making something; -ification
conviction; belief; confidence
nod; inclination of the head
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
up until now; as recently as the present
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
memories; recollections; reminiscence
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
water system; river system; drainage system
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
from the beginning; from scratch
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
specialization; specialisation
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty