disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
combat power; fighting strength
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
visual confirmation; sighting
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
cross connection; interconnection; internetworking
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to dye; to colour; to color
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
change; transition; vicissitudes
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to bloom in profusion; to bloom wildly; to flower abundantly
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine