to rain incessantly; to downpour
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
surely (not); certainly (not)
battlefield; battleground
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
one's own army; one's own team
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
small build; small stature
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
most of all; extremely; supremely
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous