temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
intelligence; intellect; brains
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
duty; function; office; mission; task
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
double suicide; lovers' suicide
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
recently; lately; these days
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive