to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
with a clashing or clanging sound
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
shoji (paper sliding door)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
and (also); both ... and; as well as
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
reason; logic; method; system; order
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
particular party or faction
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
tinder; touchwood; charcloth
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to chase; to run after; to pursue
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing