refutation; rebuttal; retort
unimpressive; unimpressed
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
event; phenomenon; matter
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
in deep black; in jet black
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to tower above; to stand out
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
invisibility (through magic)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
small number; few; minority
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
a little bit; a little while
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to join together; to combine; to join up
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)