breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
opposite side; opposition
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
these guys; these fellows
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze