poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
step; stride; counter for steps
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
round shape; circle; circular form
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
error; mistake; slip; bug
it is not (like that) either
to fight; to exchange blows
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
power; might; authority; influence
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
coincident with; while; simultaneously
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
magic bullet; magic bullets
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
material; substance; matter
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
innumerable; countless; numberless
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common