opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
trading company (esp. a Japanese outpost of a foreign firm); trading house; firm; factory
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
practice game; practice match
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
dull sound; muffled sound
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to rain incessantly; to downpour
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
silence; stillness; quietness
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
match; game; bout; contest
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
fight to the death; mortal combat; deathmatch
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)