thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
ability; performance; efficiency
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to die out; to become extinct
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
survival; survivor; relic
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)