to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
and so; therefore; for that reason
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
long time; several hours; long spell
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
existence; being; life; survival
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
life and death; life or death
related to; in relation to
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
serious wound; serious injury