preliminary step; first step
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
function; facility; faculty; feature
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
flash (of light); glint; schiller
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
accumulation; accumulate; store
view (of life, etc.); outlook
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)