measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
opposite; reverse; contrary
adherent; devotee; believer
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
largest class; top category
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
contract; compact; agreement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit