originally; by nature; from the start
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to take a breath; to take a short rest
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more