difficult breathing; heavy breathing; gasping
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
just past noon; afternoon
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
matter of time; question of time
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
bygones; the past; past event
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to misread (a name, kanji, etc.); to read incorrectly; to mispronounce (when reading); to misread (a situation, trend, etc.); to misinterpret; to misjudge
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
strategist; tactician; schemer
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
standing close together; bristling (with)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
even though; despite; when
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
mourning (dead persons); memorial
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal