proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
scale; scope; plan; structure
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
way; method; means; resource; course
the place for; the time for; the level of
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to play a central role; to take a leading part
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
dull sound; muffled sound
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
water outlet; tap; faucet
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to fall flat; to fall face down
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
alone; by oneself; on one's own
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last