to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to be prolonged; to drag on
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
sovereign; emperor; monarch
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
deep emotion; strong feelings
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
extermination; expulsion; destruction
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
healthy; sound; wholesome