to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
number of (large) animals
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
be (that) as it may; having said that
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
several shots; several blows
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
condition; situation; prospects
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
voice training; vocal exercises
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
ultimate; final; last; eventual
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
manifestation (in the physical world); materialization; incarnation; this world; the physical world; the present world
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)