to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to order; to command; to appoint
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
extermination; annihilation
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to send or direct a person to
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
relatively; comparatively
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
soldier; combatant; warrior
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
bowing (a string instrument)
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
cooperation; coordination; link
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
as (for); for; in the capacity of
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
difference; variation; difference
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort