preservation; retainment; keeping
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
giant-killing; defeating a much stronger opponent
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
appearance; figure; shape; form
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
double; twice (as much); twofold
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class