predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
the last moment; the very end
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese name for a high government office (ritsuryo period)
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to smash down; to beat in
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
decision; judgment; resolution
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
one revolution; one rotation
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient