to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
person concerned; interested party; related party
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
main street; avenue; boulevard
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to compete with; to vie for
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana