tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
ongoing; in progress; afoot
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
even though; despite; when
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to rule; to govern; to administer
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
full capacity; all one's ability
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
higher rank; better position
the same rank; equality; apposition
sphere; counter for balls
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration