the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to jump upon (a moving object)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
great mountain; large mountain
big frame; large figure; huge body
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
four (long cylindrical things)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to crack; to develop a crack
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
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)
threat; intimidation; menace
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to rock; to shake; to swing
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
sanity; consciousness; soberness