ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
vicious circle; vicious cycle
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
a second time; again; once more; twice
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
support; backing; aid; assistance
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
overall; general; as a whole
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
throughput; processing power
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
how to use; method for using; way of using
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to send flying with a kick
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
wide turn; detour; the long way around
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny