to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
first match (in a series)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
the West; the Occident; Western countries
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
in that way; thus; so; so?
Zipangu (the name for Japan used by Marco Polo)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
the whole world; the seven seas
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
it is not (like that) either
postwar period; period after Second World War
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...