force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
all; entire; whole; altogether
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
genuine article; real thing; real deal
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
large number (of); many; majority
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to fight each other; to clash
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
corridor; hallway; passageway
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.