victory or defeat; match; contest; game
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
leaving everything up to someone else
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
return; relapse; recurrence
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
progress; advance; improvement; development
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)