counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
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 ...
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
good; wonderful; splendid; understood; got it; OK
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
start; leaving; marching off
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
please (give me); please (do for me)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
battle formation; military formation
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health