counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
political measures; policy
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
school; school building; schoolhouse
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
(political) power; authority; influence
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep