to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to lie deep in; to extend far back
thereupon; shortly thereafter
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to breathe out; to exhale
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
control; check; restraint; inhibition
being all smiles with joy
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
conviction; belief; confidence
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
way; method; means; resource; course