to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
initialization (of a variable); initialisation; formatting (a disk); initialization; initialization (of a device); (factory) reset
unofficial record; rumour; rumor
counter for birds or rabbits
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
revolution; gyration; whirling; rotation
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
paleoanthropic man (e.g. Neanderthal)
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
recompense; indemnity; atonement
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
counterattack; reversal technique
lower region; lower part; region below