to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to carry out one's mission
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
beginning; outset; first; onset
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
don't worry about it; forget about it
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
going through; going via; going by way of
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number