locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); chimpanzee; chimp
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
little brother; younger brother; my younger brother; I; me
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
blow; shock; strike; batting
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern