life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
derivation; development; offshoot
physical strength; muscular strength
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to unfold; to unroll; to open
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to gain a victory; to win
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)