beginning; outset; first; onset
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
kuda-gitsune; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; stoat
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
pupil; student; schoolchild
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
double-edged; double-edged blade
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
study; research; investigation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
not yet known; unknown; strange
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed