reason; cause; circumstances
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
instead; but (on the other hand)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
death; the late; the deceased
to cover fully; to wrap around
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
nature's beauty (cool breeze and bright moon)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very