right beside; close to; nearby
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
place; room; margin; scope
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
firm; unshakeable; resolute
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
military shoes; combat boots
stillness; repose; standing still
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to push (something) against
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls