advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
draw (in competition); tie game
weight; heavyweight boxer
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to fight against; to oppose; to face
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
drop (e.g. of water); drip
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
calamity; disaster; accident
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
prospects of victory; chances of success
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
product; produce; result; fruit