pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
interior; inside; internal
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
in search of; in order to look for
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
considerably; greatly; a lot
to get one's head around; to think about
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
administration; government; administrator; governor
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
friction; discord; strife
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
maintenance; preservation; improvement
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of