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)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
assistance; backing; reinforcements
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
protracted war; war of attrition
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
clear solution; clean decision
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
because of; owing to; due to
absolute basics; very rudiments
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to fall from heaven (the sky)
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher