participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
perpetuation of one's descendants
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
ritual; religious service; festival
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
second arrow; second move; second step
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
bed and food; eating and sleeping
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
right physique for an easy delivery
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
taste; liking; preference
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
by all means; at all costs
even though; despite; when
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy