jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
unexpected result; upset; surprise
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to escape from; to get out
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over