war; battle; match; game; competition
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
although I say; although one might say; although called
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
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 enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
other side; opposite side; other party
dark clouds; black clouds
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding