job; work; duties; trade; skill
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
force (bulldoze) one's way through
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
passing through without stopping; passing by
to jump at; to be attracted by
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
responsibility; duty; obligation
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
being filled with; being full of; permeation
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
raging fire; conflagration
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone