war; battle; match; game; competition
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
surroundings; environs; circumference
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
by means of; due to; because of; according to
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
instant; moment; for an instant
judgment; judgement; discernment
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to compete with; to vie for
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
that's the way it is; such is life
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual