to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
body; physical system; (the) person
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
each nation; many nations; many countries
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
moment; brief space of time
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
wherein; therein; thereinto
Japanese person; Japanese people
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
last days; the end; one's fate
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
while; during; while; although; all; both
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
scenery; scene; landscape
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)