useless resistance; vain struggle
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to cry and shout; to scream
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
battlefield; battleground
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
accurate; exact; punctual; neat
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
people; men and women; each person; everybody
scale; scope; plan; structure
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
how; in what way; how about; questionable
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
cheerleading competition; cheering contest
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring