maintenance; preservation; improvement
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
sea of blood; pool of blood
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
real intention; true motive; true meaning
great numbers; numerical superiority
fiction; fabrication; concoction
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
(not) a single person; (no) one
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
consumption; expenditure; spending
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
three times; thrice; third (interval)
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)