not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
research; study; investigation
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
battlefield; battleground
training; drill; practice; discipline
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be helpful; to be useful
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
power; might; authority; influence
to not be taken seriously
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
very likely; very probable
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
many; much; plenty; hardly
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)