fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
encounter; engagement; battle
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to be able to manage somehow or another
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
rikka; formal style of ikebana
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
engagement; business; affair; use; need
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
square shape; oblong; rectangle
to drop; to let fall; to omit
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model