unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
certain evidence; definite evidence
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to boast; to brag; to talk big
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to offer a (monetary) prize
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
error; mistake; slip; bug
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to kill; to choke the life out of
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention