to come to an end; to rest
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
true state; actual condition; reality
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
to break a dam; to burst out
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
outsider; someone outside of a group
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
locational advantage; advantageous position
art of war; strategy; tactics
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
system of government; government structure
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; (lit.) to gather chestnuts from the fire
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
destruction; annihilation; extermination
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link