main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
complete; whole; perfect; safe
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
how much; how many; to what extent
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to stop walking; to pause
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence