shield;  buckler;  escutcheon;  pretext
 to have a go;  to try and do (something);  to take a chance with something
 finally;  at last;  barely;  narrowly;  gradually;  little by little
 counterattack;  counteroffensive;  counterblow
 start;  commencement;  beginning;  initiation
 to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
 abdomen;  belly;  womb;  one's mind;  one's real intentions;  courage;  nerve
 true character;  real nature
 greatly energetic;  ferocious;  extreme;  severe
 rush;  rush hour;  rush print (in films, anime, etc.);  lighter aboard ship;  LASH
 cooked rice;  meal;  food;  one's living;  livelihood
 to eat;  to live;  to make a living;  to bite;  to sting (as insects do);  to tease;  to torment
 pulpy;  soppy;  sloppy;  untidy;  in a disarray
 to throw away;  to cast away;  to abandon;  to desert;  to give up;  to resign
 to take;  to pick up;  to pass;  to hand;  to get;  to obtain;  to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
 to be silent;  to say nothing
 together with;  same;  both;  all;  including ...
 stinking;  smelly;  suspicious;  fishy;  clumsy;  unskilled
 where;  what place;  how much (long, far);  what extent
 two reams (of paper);  1000 sheets (of paper);  stanza;  verse;  tribe (in taxonomy);  forecast (bet);  bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
 (direct) hit;  hitting the mark
 to look through;  to hold up to the light;  to make an opening;  to leave space;  to fart without making a sound
 rescue;  extricate;  reclaim;  deliverance
 to seal (letter);  to prevent;  to forbid;  to block
 foot;  paw;  leg;  gait;  pace;  bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji;  means of transportation
 as is;  as it is;  as things are;  like this;  this way;  at this rate
 to cut;  to cut through;  to sever (connections, ties);  to turn off (e.g. the light);  to terminate (e.g. a conversation);  to hang up (the phone);  to punch (a ticket)
 once;  one time;  temporarily;  for a moment;  one degree;  one tone
 to approach;  to draw near
 painful;  bitter;  tough;  difficult;  cruel;  harsh
 as (much) as possible;  as (much) as one can;  wherever practicable;  if possible
 such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener);  like that;  that sort of
 sending a ship to the bottom;  sinking (a ship);  to sink a ship
 to refuse;  to decline;  to deny
 quarrel;  brawl;  fight;  squabble;  scuffle;  argument
 clincher;  winning technique;  official winning technique
 to overturn;  to capsize;  to overthrow (government etc.);  to reverse (decision etc.);  to disprove (an established theory etc.)
 promptly;  immediately;  quickly;  indifferently
 slaughter (of animals for meat);  butchery