to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to continue to do; to persist in doing
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
war; fighting; fierce competition
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
day by day; every day; by the day
serious; severe; grave; acute
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
one's first campaign; one's first battle
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
huge rock; firmness; solidity
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
conscious; deliberate; intentional
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all