anchorage; anchoring; mooring
favorite; favourite; habitually used
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
war; battle; match; game; competition
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; first; most important thing; number one priority
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
virtue; charm; merit; good point
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
brightness; splendour; splendor
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
amount of light; quantity of light
description; describing; depicting
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
(how) many times; (how) often
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay