to fight against; to oppose; to face
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
battlefield; battleground
great man; hero; master mind
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
high and low (social standing)
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
false charge; slander; defamation
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
military forces; hosts; troops
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship