special move (e.g. in martial arts)
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to take (all of) into consideration
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
(good) time to quit; (right) time to withdraw; time to pull out; time to retire; time to leave
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
10,000,000,000; ten billion
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin