lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
several years; a few years
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
soldier; combatant; warrior
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
woman; female; feminine gender
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
in that way; thus; so; so?