fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
arrest; apprehension; capture
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to say (something) over one's shoulder
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
continuation; succession; series; continuous
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
operation (working) of the mind
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
intercept; interception; counter-attack
standing up (without any support); standing
Amaterasu; sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon)
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)