strength; power; proficiency; ability
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
the king and his feudal lords
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
(dried) paint coating; (layer of) paint
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off; to lop off
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
Olympic Games; Olympics; Olympic rings
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
flaw; defect; fault; (legal) fault; flaw
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)