far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
to freeze; to refrigerate
lethality; killing effectiveness
slight; insignificant; small
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
genuine; authentic; true; real
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
literally; to the letter; literal
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
the five viscera and the six internal organs; inside one's body; in one's heart
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
restoration; repair; mending
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
liquidity (esp. financial); fluidity; mobility (social, job, etc.)
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
state of mind; (one's) mental state
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
ordinary; common; mediocre
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required