shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
absorption; suction; attraction
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
second day of the month; two days
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to shout (in anger); to yell
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service