to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
chance (of success); odds
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
wide difference; a world of difference
putting someone in hospital; inflicting injury such that medical care is required
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
parental love; parental affection
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
successive generations; successive emperors
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
pre-war days; before the war
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
inspector; examiner; auditor
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
shooting range; firing range
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)