reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
eagle (Accipitridae family)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
archery; mapping; map; morphism
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
military physician or surgeon
clerk; office worker; kulak
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
to grimace; to make a wry face
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to be nearing death; to be dying
second (unit of time); arc second
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
ninth day of the month; nine days
war; battle; match; game; competition
to become clear; to be made public
both armies; both teams; both sides
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-