ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
beyond that point; after that
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
just one person; only one
chance (of success); odds
beginning; outset; first; onset
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
in succession; one after another
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
motherland; fatherland; native country
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
curse; spell; malediction
last ray of hope; only hope
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet