to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
both; both sides; both parties
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
number one; first; best; most; game; round
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
such; this sort of; like this
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
quarrel; dispute; argument
arbitration; intercession; mediation
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
fate; destiny; predestination
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)