nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to chase; to run after; to pursue
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
dealing with; coping with
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
tag (children's game); tig
to set (sun); to become dark
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
man-eater (e.g. lion, shark)
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
riverside; edge of a river
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
still; even now; to this day
mark of liveliness; sign of activity
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
until now; so far; up to the present
probability; likelihood; chances
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself