counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
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)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
major change; major transformation
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
unification of the whole country
best article under heaven; peerless
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
I see; that's right; indeed
form; shape; figure; visage
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
all; entire; whole; altogether
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
but; however; provided that
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from