famous sword; excellent sword
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
interference; meddling; butting in
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
third day of the month; three days
within; inside of; less than
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be needed; to be wanted
town; city; municipal; urban
done; just done; just finished
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe