to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
blood formation; hematopoiesis; haematopoiesis; hemopoiesis; haemopoiesis; hematosis
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
safety zone; traffic island
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
step; stride; counter for steps
twice; again; second time
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
life and death; life or death
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
single standard; single base; single-feature show
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)