to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
inside; interior; inner part
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
long ago; a long time ago; already
difficult problem; challenge
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
lightly; easily; carelessly
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
in the city; within the city
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
succession; continuation; series; sequence