paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
reckless; rash; headlong; foolhardy; daredevil; daring
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
piece of meat; cut of meat
spinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid; brains; intelligence
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
advance; moving forward; progress
principle; theory; fundamental truth
ossuary; crypt; charnel house
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
interior design; interior; upholstery
the emperor's person; the body of Christ; the Host; the Eucharist
manifestation; public show; showing conspicuously
handrail; railing; banister
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
anything and everything; just about everything
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
(being) worth seeing; impressive
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
one's view of life and death; attitude toward living and dying
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness