mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
in one's own way or style
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
war; battle; match; game; competition
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
together; mutually; fellow
handrail; railing; banister
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
hostility; antagonism; opposition
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
at a moment's notice; readily
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook