without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
government worker; public servant; civil servant
right in the midst of; right at the height of
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to remain married for life
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)