battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to put one's life on the line
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
older brother and older sister
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to collect; to assemble; to gather
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
pair; the two; both persons; both things
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to send flying with a kick
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
hand used like a sword in striking
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb