battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
old body; aged person; elderly person
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
great physical power; animal strength
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
serious condition; critical condition
fletcher; arrow maker; fletching; arrow-making
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
(period of) a year; during an era
changing completely; transformation
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)