to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
means; way; method; measure
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
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
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
end; close; conclusion; termination
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
don't you think?; indicates question
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
how; in what way; how about
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such