hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to use up all one's strength
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
after school (at the end of the day)
training room (hall); gymnasium
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
new student; freshman; first-year student
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
dull sound; muffled sound
to blow off; to be blown off
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation