to increase; to add to; to augment
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
considerably; fairly; quite
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
mistress; kept woman; concubine
like this; this sort; this way
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
utmost limits; extremity; limit
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
rising; ascending; climbing
to rule; to govern; to administer
twice; again; second time
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
high decorated building; picture-perfect mansion; stately home that looks as if it were from a painting
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash