to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to sell off; to dispose of
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to turn completely into; to become completely
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
intensification; aggravation
to be intimate with; to befriend
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
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
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch