tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
chink in the armor (armour)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
to be embarrassed; to lose face
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
price; cost; value; worth; value
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
spine (of book); binding (of book)
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
manga on the theme of male homosexual love
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)