qualifications; requirements; capabilities
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
section manager; section chief
real bullet; live ammunition; live round; money (for bribery); cash
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
physical strength; muscular strength
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
wealthy person; millionaire
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
to squeeze out; to wring out
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion