to fight against; to oppose; to face
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
confused; flustered; at a loss
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
street; quarter; district; area
existence; being; presence
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to have a talk; to tell a story
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to have an idea; to have a clue
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
several people; a few people
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
naked eye; the physical eye
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)