to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
blunder; slip; error; error
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)