tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to say; to be called; to do
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
in accordance with; according to
although I say; although one might say; although called
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
support; backing; aid; assistance
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to figure out; to get an idea
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
by sheer strength; by brute force
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
offense and defense; offence and defence
(how) many times; (how) often
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
number of times; frequency; count
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
instant; moment; for an instant
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of