to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
forcibly; against one's will
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
being dotted with; being scattered
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
flying bird; soaring bird
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.)
piece; fragment; one (object)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)