to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to look around; to survey
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
that's a different matter; that's a different story
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
way of the sword; swordsmanship
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
scattered animal feed; ground bait
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
posture; position; stance
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
that is to say; so that means
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about