man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
hating; strongly disliking
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
probability; likelihood; chances
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
nothing but; except; no more than
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
manly; masculine; like a man
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
living thing; organism; creature; biology
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
one grade; first-class; primary
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)