group; party; team; squad; section
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to breathe while sleeping
to shoot a person to death
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
war; fighting; fierce competition
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to drink up; to drain (cup)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
I have nothing to do with it
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
generation; the world; the age
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
opposite; reverse; contrary
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva