claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
pitching with all one's strength
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
reason; cause; circumstances
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
chief; main; principal; important
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
genuine article; real thing; real deal
weave; weaving; woven item
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to care for someone; to look after someone
mediator; manager; caretaker
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden