execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
rather; sooner; preferably
lye water (for making Chinese noodles)
going upstream; swimming upstream
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
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)
to be opposite; to face each other
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
both; both sides; both parties
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
death in battle; death on the battlefield
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
100,000; hundred thousand
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
central part; heart (of a city)
near; nearby; not far off
transport; transportation
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to apply pressure to; to press
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
letter affixed to an arrow
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs