field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
higher rank; better position
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to have an idea; to have a clue
superhuman feat; consummate skill
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
contradiction; inconsistency
this world; this life; world of the living
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
even though; despite; when
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference