struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
great physical power; animal strength
one grade; first-class; primary
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
armaments; military preparations
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
support; backing; aid; assistance
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to