nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
various; many; all kinds of
to fight against; to oppose; to face
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to need; to call for; to require
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to move forward; to move on
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
occurrence; happening; incident; event
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
story; tale; talk; discussion
destruction; annihilation; extermination
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer