conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
packhorse; workhorse; hack
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to understand; to comprehend
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to pull out a fish; to lure
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
entrance; admission; entering
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(not) even once; (not) ever
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol