to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
trademark gag; trademark routine
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to claim victims; to leave casualties
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
morning training (e.g. before school)
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to become misty; to become hazy
to be transparent; to show through
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
way of solving (a problem); solution
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
some; several; many; how many; how much; very