to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
famous sword; excellent sword
to degenerate; to lapse into
polish; grinding; sharpening
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
true meaning; true significance
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
disciple; pupil; follower
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
honorific/polite/humble prefix
so what!; who gives a damn?
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
secret technique; secret art