thorough; exhaustive; complete
way out; means to escape; escape route
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
last week; the week before
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to compete with; to vie for
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
belligerence; fighting spirit
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
like this; in this way; as you see
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
called; known as; that; to say
end; close; conclusion; termination
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river