politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
rear guard; reserve troops
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
emphasizes direct object of action
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)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
from the viewpoint of; according to
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
river; stream; River; the ... river
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
I see; that's right; indeed
if you do this; if this is the case
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled