resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
military vessel; war fleet
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
great difference; major mistake
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
(your) daughter; young woman
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
spring water; clear (pure) water
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
low (level, value, price, etc.)
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
as; because; with; due to
coin toss; coin flipping; toss of a coin
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
material; substance; matter
physical law; laws of physics
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction