once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
quickly; swishing; whooshing
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
very interesting; of great interest
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
general; popular; common; typical
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
serious; severe; grave; acute
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
magic sword; cursed sword
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
soldier; combatant; warrior
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to spend time (on doing something)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
recommendation; endorsement
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely