dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
then; and (then); in that case; if so
great joy; delight; jubilation
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
very small; tiny; insignificant
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down