war; battle; match; game; competition
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
expression; look; countenance; face
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
bento; Japanese box lunch
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
bento; Japanese box lunch
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to practice magic; to practise magic
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
back off!; leave me alone!
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to become possible; to become able to (do)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
two times; twice; two degrees
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
hereabouts; around there; that area
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart