blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
war; battle; match; game; competition
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
feeling keenly; fully realizing
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to relax; to feel at home
stifled (laughter); simmering
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
solitude; loneliness; isolation
just one person; only one
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth