to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
flight; desertion; escape
drama; play; powerful drug
reopening; resumption; restarting
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
declaration of war; proclamation of war
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
right (to do something); authority; power
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
to be conspicuous; to stand out
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
anxiety (about the future)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
you could say; you might say; verging on the
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare