conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
role of the villain; the bad guy
hitting the left side of the torso (in kendo)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
moment just before something happens; verge (of doing something); brink
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
disturbance; riot; mayhem
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
shore; bank (of a body of water)
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to rank with; to rank among
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
dragonfly naiad; dragonfly nymph
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
propulsive power; driving force
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on