rising; ascending; climbing
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
daimyo in the Warring States period
to perform; to play; to act
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
singing voice; (sound of) singing
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
verbal promise; one's word
old friend; old acquaintance
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
counter for packaged goods (esp. powdered medicine)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege