emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to recover consciousness; to come to
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to get strong; to gain strength
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
to distribute; to hand out
aptitude; aptness; suitability
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
imitating; copying; mimicking
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to succeed; to bear fruit
secrecy; highly classified information
private citizen; civilian
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
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)
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful