to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
war; fighting; fierce competition
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
older brother; elder brother
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
two persons; two people; pair; couple
bad boy; naughty child; brat
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
beginning; outset; first; onset
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
adds force or indicates command