sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
in succession; one after another
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
this world; this life; world of the living