name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
right under; directly below; right beneath
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
by sheer strength; by brute force
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
true character; real nature
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
in the same way as; just like
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
great swordsman; master fencer
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition