violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
older brother; elder brother
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
generation; the world; the age
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
former years; formerly; a few years ago
death in battle; death on the battlefield
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin