response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
vitality; ability to earn a living
willpower; energy; vitality
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to collapse into; to flop onto
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
lower region; lower part; region below
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
just one person; only one
to lead someone around by the nose
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)