resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
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)
long ago; a long time ago; already
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at least; at most; (even) just
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
chink in the armor (armour)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)