to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
this occasion; at this time; now
preliminary test or trial; tryout
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
care; precaution; guarding; caution
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
offense; offence; method of attack
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
armor and helmet (armour)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
state of the war; war situation
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to attack each other; to launch assaults on each other
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
mental; spiritual; emotional
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)