biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
richness; fullness; lushness; body (esp. of food, wine, etc.); depth; weight
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
number one; first; best; most; game; round
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
common people; ordinary people; masses
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)