to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to fail in one's social duties
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
such ... as; or some such
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
technique; art; skill; move
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to rush over; to run up to
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
had better ...; may as well ...
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect