to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
assistance; backing; reinforcements
house where one was born; one's parents' house
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
military force; military strength
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
template; run of the mill; formulaic
postage; communications expenses
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to go downhill; to go down a slope
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)