blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
jokingly; in the form of a joke
have a good day; take care; see you
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
battlefield; battleground
to exhaust all one's options
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to use up all one's strength
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
favourite motto; pet saying
writing (esp. commissioned calligraphy); drawing; painting
un-; non-; negative prefix
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
near; close; beside; third person
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to get accustomed to using
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)