head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
going around; patrol; round; tour
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
duty; obligation; responsibility
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
station; office; guardroom
one's family; family member
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
otherwise; if not; or else
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
one's post; place of work; workplace
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
one day; (on) a certain day
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
war; fighting; fierce competition
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)