amount of material resources
matter of time; question of time
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to join forces; to cooperate
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to start; to begin; to commence
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
war; fighting; fierce competition
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
control; check; restraint; inhibition
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
detour; circumvention; turning movement
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement