to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
several people; a few people
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
sudden death; sudden-death (playoff); golden goal playoff
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
base stealing; steal; stolen base
doping (in sports); doping (of a semiconductor)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
(in) her way; peculiar to her
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack