head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
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 kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
time; hour; period; class
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
dropout; quitter; deserter
large number (of); many; majority
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
contract; compact; agreement
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)