receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
head start; initiative; preemption
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
inferior goods; faulty item
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
ability; performance; efficiency
sword skills; swordsmanship
according to plan; as planned; on target
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to take away; to carry off
last days; the end; one's fate
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to approach; to draw near
else; in addition; besides
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
for your information; I'm telling you
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
justification; rationalization
quite; utterly; really; completely
state of the war; war situation
to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; (lit.) to bend one's knee
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
real experience; actual observations
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
way (of doing); manner; method; means
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name