fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
counter for chairs or seats
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to part left and right; to open out
objection; dissent; protest
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
maintenance; preservation; improvement
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
front; frontage; facade; main
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
bet; wager; stake; gamble