in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
vocal sound; tone of voice
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
end of a match; end of a game
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)