clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
insect bite; bug bite; sting
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
directions; instructions; orders; command
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
sweeping sideways; mowing down
hand used like a sword in striking
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to harm; to cause harm to
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
order; sequence; procedure
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to be consistent; to be coherent
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
the good fortune to have been born male
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing); (arch.) clan
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
passion; temper; irritability
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
infant; baby; little child