(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
chink in the armor (armour)
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be found; to be discovered
single word; a few words; brief comment
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
of course; certainly; naturally
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back