to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
if so; in that case; in that situation
observation; survey; watching
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
self-destruction; self-sabotage
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
without trouble; easily; readily
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to jump up and down; to hop