to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
condition; situation; prospects
a second time; again; once more; twice
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to talk; to carry meaning
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
willpower; energy; vitality
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to have a meal; to take a meal
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize