soldier; combatant; warrior
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
sword skills; swordsmanship
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
battlefield; battleground
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
salary reduction; salary cut
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
at first; in the beginning; originally
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
number of times; frequency; count
wherein; therein; thereinto
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
several people; a few people
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved