to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to need; to call for; to require
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to be burned out (of one's home)
course; route; path; process; means
security force; public safety force
supply line; line of communications
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
logistics; supply; communications
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
chief; main; principal; major
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
enemy territory; hostile place
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
both; both sides; both parties
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)