boring; dull; uninteresting
cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
not worth considering; out of the question
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
omission (of words and passages); abbreviation; writing a character in a simplified form; omitting strokes from a kanji
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
definite report; confirmed data
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
turmoil; chaos; confusion
flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
body; physique; build; stature
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
still; as yet; as it has been
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
false news; canard; fabricated news story; misinformation; fake news
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
to hold fast; to protect to the end