medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be at a loss for words
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
Kōjien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to hide; to keep to oneself
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
truce (during a children's game); time out; King's X
stepping back; drawing back
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to call again; to call (someone) back
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
branch; branch office; subdivision
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
direct control; direct supervision
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
foreign voyage; travelling overseas; travelling abroad