soldier; combatant; warrior
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
threat; intimidation; menace
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to disappear completely, leaving nothing behind
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
acid; sourness; sour taste
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
watering hole; watering place
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run off; to break into a run; to start running