unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to temper a sword; to forge a sword
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
that day; the very same day
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
to become pale; to turn pale
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period