scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
aggression; invasion; raid
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
all-out attack; general offensive
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
double; twice (as much); twofold
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to summon courage; to be brave
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
invisibly; secretly; privately
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
defense; defence; protection
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)