ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
opening fully; full throttle; full power
certainly; surely; definitely; (lit.) 120 percent
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
about this time; about now
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to smile (at); to grin (at)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
lightly; easily; carelessly
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt