to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
sign; indication; omen; symptom
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
huge rock; firmness; solidity
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
(apportioning) in small amounts
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
athletic field; athletics stadium
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
control room; control booth
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes