small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to rock; to shake; to swing
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
anything and everything; just about everything
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
very small; tiny; insignificant