as expected; as predicted
three people on the same vehicle (usu. bike)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
riding fast; driving a horse fast
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
system; organization; organisation; architecture
magic; witchcraft; sorcery
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
have to do; must; should; ought to
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
particularly; only; in the case of
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
environment; surroundings; circumstances
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to run around; to bustle about
step; stride; counter for steps
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
to run about; to rush about
ninja art of water-escape