first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
hostility; animosity; enmity
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing