sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
police force; police squad
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
fortress; stronghold; citadel
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
Pollux (star in the constellation Gemini); Beta Geminorum
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
armed forces; military; troops
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all