companion; follower; attendant; retinue
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to rally; to make a comeback
joint struggle; common (united) front
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
creating a statue (esp. a Buddhist statue)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
beyond human understanding
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)