attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to snatch from; to steal from
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
to become pale; to turn pale
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
reproachful; hateful; bitter
feelings; thoughts; meaning
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
dream for the future; hopes for the future
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling