positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to pay attention; to be watchful
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
still (continuing); as ever; further
to sustain a serious wound
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
going straight on; going straight ahead
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
slashing (with the blade pressed against the object); mowing down (the enemy); cutting down (one after the other); clean sweep; sweeping conquest
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
useless resistance; vain struggle
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
pale; pallid; bluish-white
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!