dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
in succession; one by one
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
break in time; interruption; pause
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to attack; to assault; to assail
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to bring; to take; to bring about
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)