exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to become completely chilled
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
this world; this life; world of the living
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
to be unmovable; to be well-established; to take root
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
body of a snake; serpentine
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
storehouse; warehouse; godown
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
sooner or later; in time; eventually