sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
just above; right overhead
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to fall on one's backside
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
year in, year out; always; 24-7
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
approximate age; age range
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
holding two or more positions concurrently
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
exchange of blows; long rally
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to attempt; to test; to try out
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
periodic; regular; routine
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
retort; back talk; backchat