to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
natural; intrinsic; from birth
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to be handed down from generation to generation
basic principle; fundamental principle
to look around; to survey
direct control; direct supervision
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
a second time; again; once more; twice
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
case; occasion; situation; circumstances