to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
one who knows little often repeats it
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
reduction by half; halving
compensating; making up for; supplementation
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
counter for wheels and flowers
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
way to shoot; how to shoot
powerless; helpless; incompetent
arrogance; insolence; disrespect