spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
in the background; not standing out
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to not take seriously; to take lightly
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
boy; son; baby boy; young man
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to leave as is; to ignore
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
to misread (a name, kanji, etc.); to read incorrectly; to mispronounce (when reading); to misread (a situation, trend, etc.); to misinterpret; to misjudge
combat power; fighting strength
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
good performance; good work; great success
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only