to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to glare at each other; to confront each other
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
appearance; air; condition; state; form
use; utilization; utilisation; application
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
the reverse; other side; lining
to rise; to erect; to get up
to stretch (unbend) oneself
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to be worried; to be troubled
manly; masculine; like a man
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)