life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)