extinction; annihilation; destruction
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
negotiations; discussions; connection
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
gushing out; welling up; springing up
contemplation; meditation
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to think of; to come up with
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
decision; determination; resolution
sincere; earnest; serious
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
reality; actuality; hard fact
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use