thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
continuation; succession; series
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
nature; property; disposition
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
time; hour; period; class
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
now; the present time; just now; another; more
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
curse; spell; malediction
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
passing through; through passage