countermeasure; counter-measure
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to be settled; to be brought to an end
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
by all means; by all costs
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
sword skills; swordsmanship
the very start; the very beginning
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to hold fast; to protect to the end
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
offense; offence; method of attack
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to blow out; to spout out
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
mysterious power of words to alter reality
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
the positive and the negative