to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
bedridden; confined to bed
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
though; notwithstanding; although
stairs; stairway; staircase
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
praise; extolment; extollment
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
stopping at; going no further than
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style