(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
command; lead; generalship; leadership
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
and yet; despite (all) that
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to be softened; to calm down
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
willpower; energy; vitality
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
as if nothing had happened
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...