calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
sword skills; swordsmanship
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
perfect; complete; flawless
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
going on a pleasure jaunt
theatre-going; theater-going
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
special selection; finest pick; top pick
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to overflow; to brim over; to flood