naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
pike (freshwater fish, Esox sp.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
perfect; complete; flawless
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
to face; to go towards; to head towards
3000; three thousand; many
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
financial power; financial means; wealth
something like ...; something called ...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting