to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
for example; for instance; e.g.
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
just a minute; small quantity
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
magic; sorcery; incantation
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
fresh wound; fresh bruise
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
millions; several million; a few million
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated