to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
with a momentary flash of light
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
head; lead; vanguard; first
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
government office; agency; board
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to be widely recognized; to be famous
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to have a meal; to take a meal
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
house where one was born; one's parents' house
shyness; bashfulness; shame
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to grow up; to become an adult
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
young boy or girl being trained as a geisha or as a kabuki actor
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
to digress; to stray from the subject; to miss the target; to fly wide of the mark
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute