to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
because of; owing to; due to
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
strong person; the strong; the powerful
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
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)
to rush over; to run up to
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to remove; to move out of the way
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
gore; triangular piece of fabric, used for making skirts, umbrellas, etc.
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
physical strength; muscle strength
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off