opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
practice; practising; training; study
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
beauty of style; beauty of form
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
I appreciate your efforts
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
overseas student; exchange student
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
future (usually near); prospects
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to attack; to assault; to assail
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
intelligence; intellect; brains
for example; for instance; e.g.
discovery; detection; finding
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with