courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be injured; to sustain a wound
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sympathy; compassion; pity
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
don't you think?; indicates question
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
minimum; at the very least
action of making something; -ification
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
decisive battle of brief duration
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
soldier; combatant; warrior
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
changing completely; transformation
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)