rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
restoration; repair; mending
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
main ingredients; chief materials
main; principal; chief; primary; major
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
in proportion to; just as much as
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
nature; property; disposition
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
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)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
this world; this life; world of the living
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to jump at; to be attracted by
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
dry riverbed; river beach
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
disaster; calamity; misfortune
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty