putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
draw (in competition); tie game
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
human intellect; knowledge
to wring the neck; to strangle
to wring the neck; to strangle
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
dizzyingly; with one's head swimming
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
to frolic about; to mess around
slight; light; mild (disability, symptoms, etc.)
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
typhoon-strength (winds, etc.)
bomb cyclone; explosive low-pressure system
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
joint-locking technique (in judo)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
intensive; concentrated; focused
commander; general; leader
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)