to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
belief; faith; conviction
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
like; similar to; same as
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
head-on fight; head-to-head contest; serious contest
this is why; this means; it is the case that
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
to win the prize; to win the ring
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
(in) her way; peculiar to her
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be