trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
embodiment; realization; materialization
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt (in Chinese mythology)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
lightning strike; torpedo attack
most difficult; next to impossible
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to dye; to colour; to color
flash (of light); glint; schiller
lessening; diminishing; reducing
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
these guys; these fellows
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)