expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
armed forces; military; troops
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
particular; hard to please; fussy
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to order; to command; to appoint
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
great physical power; animal strength
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
pride; dignity; self-worth
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame