solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
these guys; these fellows
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
choices; alternatives; options
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
old poem (esp. waka); old song
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
the place for; the time for; the level of
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way