sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
three times; thrice; third (interval)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
flood of customers; roaring business
a step; short distance; short time
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
anything and everything; just about everything
as you can imagine; as imagined
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
succession; continuation; series; sequence
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; beef
to trample; to crush underfoot