to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
service in the first reserve
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
Summer Triangle (asterism)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
beginning of the (fiscal) year
dropout; quitter; deserter
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling; hanging
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to frolic about; to mess around
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
standard equipment; standard feature
5-point card with a blue tanzaku; blue ribbon card; scoring combination consisting of the three 5-point cards with blue tanzaku