predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
the last moment; the very end
Chinese name for a high government office (ritsuryō period)
to reinsert; to put in again; to refocus (one's mind); to renew (one's resolve); to pour again (e.g. tea); to brew afresh
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
decision; judgment; resolution
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
one revolution; one rotation
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life