fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to take over; to hand over
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
maintenance; preservation; improvement
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to think too much; to be over-concerned
how long; how much; to what extent
scale; scope; plan; structure
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
impassioned speech; fervent speech
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
stirring; slight movement
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)