to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
odds and ends; all; every
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
one cause; one reason; one factor
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be opposite; to face each other
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
calm; composed; leisurely
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
after the end (of something); post-
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
or; OR (Boolean operator)
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself