opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
support; backing; aid; assistance
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
rope; cord; policeman's rope
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to increase; to add to; to augment
massing (of troops); gathering
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
funny story; funny anecdote
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
page in the history books; historical (event); old news
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to machine; to cut; to scrape
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms