defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
combat power; fighting strength
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
trivial; not amounting to much
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
sign; indication; omen; symptom
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
instability; insecurity; crankiness
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
instead; but (on the other hand)
short distance; close range
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)