scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
power; might; authority; influence
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
victim; injured party; sufferer
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
hateful; detestable; loathsome
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to mislead; to misguide; to do accidentally; to do by mistake
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to seek a path; to find one's way
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to get angry; to lose one's temper
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
next generation; future generation