to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
stepwise; one step at a time
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
drawing a sword; drawn sword
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
sublime; noble; high-minded
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
practice; practising; training; study
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
secret; private; surreptitious
to reveal one's true colors
overhead kick (in soccer); bicycle kick
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
lower half of the body; nether parts
protective instinct; defensive instinct
hard to reach place; remote place