standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
two times; twice; two degrees
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
as much as one can; as much as possible
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
scale; scope; plan; structure
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
influence; effect; impact
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to fire into; to shoot into
without leaving any trace
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
street; quarter; district; area
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
even though; despite; when
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter