aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
sword skills; swordsmanship
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be profitable; to yield a profit
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
reality; actuality; hard fact
exchange of blows; long rally
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
with these words; while saying
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
prospects of victory; chances of success
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
immediately; right away; on the spot
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to bring back; to restore