embodiment; realization; materialization
supply; supplying; replenishment
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
head; lead; vanguard; first
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
invisibly; secretly; privately
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
cooperation; coordination; link
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
set of three; three sets; three classes
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
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
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early