direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
danger; peril; hazard; risk
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
art of war; strategy; tactics
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
defense; defence; protection
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
defense; defence; fielding
strength; power; proficiency; ability
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher