to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
bloody battle; bloody fight
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
close quarters combat; CQC
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be injured; to sustain a wound
lethality; killing effectiveness
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
water and the Moon; the Moon reflected on the water; solar plexus (as a pressure point in martial arts)
bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
bygones; the past; past event
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
in the meanwhile; during the time
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
loud shout; excited cheering
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
longed-for; anxiously awaited
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink