pride; dignity; self-respect
to watch over; to watch attentively
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to rank next to; to come after
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
feeling; sense; impression
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
rising; ascending; climbing
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
condition; situation; prospects
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
continuation; succession; series
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
joint together; opposite; facing
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
such; this sort of; like this
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information