stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
entreaty; supplication; petition
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
war; fighting; fierce competition
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other
(made of) stone; stone-built
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
scenery; scene; landscape
to reflect; to throw back light
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with