preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
while; during; while; although; all; both
flight; desertion; escape
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
other side; opposite side; other party
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
go that far; to that extent
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
two persons; two people; pair; couple
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
originally; by nature; from the start
to pick up; to find; to gather
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
at least; at most; (even) just
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's