connection; link; relationship
various; many; all kinds of
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
first-class goods; A-grade product
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
strength; power; proficiency; ability
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
first attack; first strike; first blow
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
succession; continuation; series; sequence
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
regarding highly; attaching importance to