hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
archery; mapping; map; morphism
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
technique; art; skill; move
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
leopard (Panthera pardus)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
(not) even once; (not) ever
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
acceleration; speeding up
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
-less; lacking; non-existing
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
fierce attack; furious attack
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this