futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
beginning; outset; first; onset
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to recall; to remember; to recollect
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
first generation; founder
to join forces; to cooperate
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
trial; judgement; judgment
testimony; (verbal) evidence
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to look down on; to condescend
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge