going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
this is why; this means; it is the case that
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
war; battle; match; game; competition
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
feeling; sense; impression
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
very likely; very probable
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
half-human and half-beast
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
as (for); for; in the capacity of
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
the other day; a few days ago
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
practice by repetition; learning by rote