futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to pick up; to find; to gather
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
how; in what way; by what means
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
expressing one's mind; speaking out
dullard; indecisive person
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)