beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
called; known as; that; to say
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
full throttle; full power
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
four (long cylindrical things)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
two (long cylindrical things)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
plants and animals; flora and fauna
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
giving up; quitting; surrendering
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
post-game analysis (go, chess, othello, etc.); post mortem
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
recklessness; foolhardiness
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)