to have an eye on; to zero in on
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
day of month; counter for days
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
capital; funds; seed money; asset
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
argument; dispute; controversy
innocent; blameless; guiltless
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
refutation; rebuttal; retort
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
objection; dissent; protest
to steal or sneak or slip into
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
one grain; one drop; one bead
sowing; seeding; planting
defend and maintain; support; protection
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
high priest; virtuous monk; holy man; reverend; venerable
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now