difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
condition; state of preservation
to pay attention; to be watchful
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
calm; composed; cool; quiet
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
long ago; a long time ago; already
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
putting into operation; invocation
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique