fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
inevitability of death (one of the four kinds of suffering); death pains; agony of death
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
difference; variation; difference
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
victim; injured party; sufferer
government; administration
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...