to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
to have meaning; to be meaningful
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
way of talking; speaking style
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to dry up; to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)
if it is (the case that ...)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
partly open; in half bloom
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere