special training; intensive training; crash course
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
imagination; supposition; guess
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
dandy; handsome and fashionable man; fop; chivalrous man
Katharine; Katherine; Katheryn
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important