too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
battlefield; battleground
impossibly hard video game
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
death match (pro wrestling); deathmatch; fight to the finish; desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle
something like ...; something called ...
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
tradition; legend; folklore
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
essence; true nature; substance; reality
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
higher rank; better position
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
solely; entirely; only; or
to pick up; to find; to gather
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
with these words; while saying
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
opinion; point of view; visual point
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured