to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to attack; to assault; to assail
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
intercept; interception; counter-attack
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
good humour (humor); good mood
heaps of corpses all around
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to recover consciousness; to come to
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)