to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
please (give me); please (do for me)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to set (sun); to become dark
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to sit for an examination
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
food and drink; eating and drinking