to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
first match (in a series)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive (e.g. a blow)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to cut corners; to be shoddy
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
reproachful; hateful; bitter
(not so) much; (not) very
blow; shock; strike; batting
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to stop walking; to pause
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
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
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
container (e.g. shipping); skip
to encamp; to take up positions
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
tank (military vehicle); chariot
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic